Russia Agrees to Lift European Vegetable Ban ‘Without Delay’
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Russia will end its ban on imports of fresh vegetables from the European Union after a deadly outbreak of E. coli, President Dmitry Medvedev said after talks with his EU counterparts.
The two sides agreed the ban will be lifted “without delay” and as soon as they put in place a certification system, European Commission President Jose Barroso told reporters in the Volga River city of Nizhny Novgorod.