Russia suspends milk supplies negotiations with Belarus
Russia has taken a break in the negotiations with Belarus concerning Belarusian dairy products supplies to the Russian market until Minsk’s position is clear. The head of the Russian consumer inspectorate and the head sanitary inspector of Russia Gennadii Onishchenko claimed it this Tuesday.
“The public comments of Belarusian officials we have received from the country’s press and comments of official mass media like “Soviet Byelorussia” have made us doubt that the position of the Belarusian delegation in Moscow coincides with the position of Belarusian officials. We are taking a break to avoid wasting our and their time and to define the position. It will depend on their explanations whether we should continue our work or not”, - said Onishchenko.
RIA “Novosti” informs that Gennadii Onishchenko has not managed to say when the negotiations were going to be resumed.
“The public comments of Belarusian officials we have received from the country’s press and comments of official mass media like “Soviet Byelorussia” have made us doubt that the position of the Belarusian delegation in Moscow coincides with the position of Belarusian officials. We are taking a break to avoid wasting our and their time and to define the position. It will depend on their explanations whether we should continue our work or not”, - said Onishchenko.
RIA “Novosti” informs that Gennadii Onishchenko has not managed to say when the negotiations were going to be resumed.