On Thursday, Rosselkhoznadzor head Sergey Dankvert said that the regulator plans to impose a ban on the importation of certain Turkish agricultural products due to systematic violations of sanitary requirements. These agricultural items are among the few to have so far evaded Russian bans on Turkish produce imports. On Monday, Dankvert told RIA Novosti that the Turkish side has begun talks on the quality of its food products.
"As it stands, the decision has been taken in such a way as to temporarily restrict the import of zucchinis and pumpkins, provisionally from May 19. The date has not been finalized, but it will be this week," Shvabauskene told RIA Novosti.
Russian-Turkish relations deteriorated following the downing of a Russian Su-24 aircraft by a Turkish F-16 fighter in Syria on November 24, 2015.
Russia's retaliatory measures against Ankara include restrictions on the activities of Turkish organizations in Russia, prohibiting Russian employers from hiring Turkish citizens and a ban on certain food imports, including oranges, tangerines, tomatoes, apples, peaches, strawberries and most poultry products.
