SARAJEVO, September 22 (FENA) - Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH Staša Košarac said that preconditions for the export of fish from BiH to the Russian Federation have been created, and it should begin in the coming period.
“The Veterinary Office of BiH, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH, has harmonized the certificate with the Russian Federation and we expect the export of fish to this important market soon. According to the existing practice, the process of certification of domestic companies for export should follow, within which the arrival of competent Russian inspectors in BiH is expected,” said Košarac.
He added that the company "Ribnjak Janj" Tropik Ribarstvo from Banja Luka is currently nominated for the export of fish to the Russian Federation, and expressed hope that the number of subcontractors from Republika Srpska and the Federation of BiH will increase in the coming period, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH announced.
“We are fully determined to cooperate with the Russian Federation because the market there is large and important for improving the business of domestic companies. I am convinced that companies from the Republika Srpska and the Federation of BiH recognize this capacity and that their products will soon be on the Russian market,” Košarac pointed out.
He announced that he would discuss this process with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to BiH in the coming period, and stressed that the BiH Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations would continue to work on opening new markets for domestic products in order to protect domestic production.
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