03/06/2011 16:06
EU envoy says Russia vegetable ban against WTO rules
The European Union's envoy to Moscow said on Friday that Russia's ban on imports of raw vegetables from the EU was not justified and contradicted World Trade Organization rules, Reuters reported.
Russia enforced the ban after accusing Brussels of failing to give sufficient information about a deadly E.coli outbreak.
EU envoy Fernando Valenzuela repeated the EU's call for the lifting of the ban imposed on Thursday and said he hoped the situation would be "resolved" within days.