date:Jul 15, 2014
this was not the case.
The Russian ambassador, Maxim Peshkov, insisted that Irish beef products have a prime place in the country's agriculture market despite the ban.
There is a mutual understanding between the Russian and Irish authorities as to why this decision was taken. We are working towards international standards, he said.
A spokesman for the Department of Agriculture told the Irish Independent this week that Russia applies stricter rules surrounding the discovery of lesions.
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