As of June 2, Armenia is suspending veterinary certification of live fish and fish products exported to the Russian Federation for almost all local companies, except for two enterprises that have successfully passed inspections.

According to the Russian side, such a decision was based on the inspections carried out in the Armenian fish processing and trout breeding farms between May 21 and 27. It is noteworthy that exactly half of the Armenian enterprises refused to participate in these inspections, which led to the suspension of export rights until the final settlement of the situation.

The two companies that remain free from the current restrictions will be allowed to continue supplying Russia, but the import of their products will be carried out exclusively under the condition of laboratory monitoring of safety indicators.

In May, Russia restricted the import of a number of goods from Armenia. Among the restrictions are agricultural products, flowers, as well as some wines and cognacs. The Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Maxim Reshetnikov, stated that Russia fills the main volume of these products with its own forces, so the restrictions on Armenia will not have a negative impact on the Russian markets.

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