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Rosselkhoznadzor - Russian agriculture body - will ban the import of Turkish zucchinis and pumpkins, the regulator's deputy head said Monday.

The list of agricultural products, which cannot be imported to Russia from Turkey from January 1, 2016, includes tomatoes, oranges, tangerines, apples, pears, grapes, salt and most poultry products. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia's agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor will ban the import of Turkish zucchinis and pumpkins, the regulator's deputy head, Julia Shvabauskene, said Monday.

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.

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Imports of Turkish lemons, grapefruit, spinach, dates and figs will remain unaffected by the ban, she added, noting that only Turkish lemons and grapefruits have a substantial presence on the Russian market.

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.

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