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Poland's new govt. to accept Russian terms on lifting meat ban

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MOSCOW, November 8 (RIA Novosti) - Poland's new coalition government is ready to meet all Russia's demands for the resumption of Polish meat exports to the country, the Dziennik newspaper said Thursday.

"We will set no preconditions on exporting our products to Russia. If Russia wants us to meet some requirements, we will comply," the newspaper quoted Marek Sawicki, named agriculture minister, as saying.

"Lifting the embargo is important for us because it is difficult for Polish farmers to sell meat at acceptable prices, since the Polish market is flooded with cheap pork, for example from Denmark," the Dziennik said.

Russia's agricultural regulator said on Wednesday it would conduct inspections of Polish meat producers who want to resume exports to Russia on November 14-15, jointly with EU experts.

The list of enterprises to be inspected will be compiled and coordinated next week, when a Russian delegation arrives in Warsaw.

Over 60 Polish companies have said they want to resume meat exports to Russia, which were halted by Moscow's embargo, imposed two years ago. The ban followed accusations that Poland was supplying poor-quality meat from third countries.

In retaliation, Poland vetoed talks on a new Russia-EU partnership and cooperation agreement in November 2006, demanding that meat deliveries should be resumed first.

Center-right politician Donald Tusk's victory in Polish parliamentary elections last month prompted hopes that Warsaw would take a more accommodating stance on disputes with Russia. The prime minister-in-waiting is expected to formally be asked to form a new government on Friday.

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