Türkiye lifted the ban on the import of livestock and poultry products from Kazakhstan

Published 2024년 6월 10일

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Turkey has lifted restrictions preventing the export of Kazakh products, following previous bans on bird flu, foot and mouth disease, and nodular dermatitis. This decision was made after negotiations between the agricultural ministers of both countries and follows Kazakhstan's efforts to combat diseases, which have been appreciated by Turkey. The next step will be to coordinate veterinary requirements, with discussions scheduled for an August 2024 visit by Kazakhstan's Minister of Agriculture to Turkey.

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From June 7, 2024, restrictions that prevented the export of Kazakh products to Turkey were lifted. Thus, barriers to bird flu (since 2005), foot and mouth disease (since 2016) and nodular dermatitis (since 2022) were removed, Kazinform reports. The Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Aidarbek Saparov, raised this issue in March 2024 at the Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Organization of Turkic States in Taraz. — Kazakhstan expresses its readiness to supply high-quality meat products to the markets of Turkey, Turkmenistan and Hungary. Unfortunately, today the Turkish market is practically closed to Kazakh suppliers of veterinary services. I would like to note that starting from this year, such restrictions on Kazakhstan have been lifted by the PRC and the Russian Federation. In this regard, we consider it possible to return to consideration of this issue with the Turkish side,” Aidarbek Saparov noted. The decision to remove the barriers was made after ...

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