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| Ndovlu | Apr 18 2014, 03:01 PM Post #1 |
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![]() Mr. Iurie Leanca Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova Dear friends from the International Community, I'm here today to inform you about an issue that is strangling our economy since 2006. Sadly, the Republic of Moldova it is known for having the title of "the poorest" state in Europe, something that, as Prime Minister of my beloved country, horrifies myself. In 2006, the former PM Vasile Tarlev started talks with the European Union and the response of the Russian Federation was the banning of our wine exports to that country. Wine industry is one of our most important sectors and Russia was our biggest market. Wine trade with the Russian Federation before 2006 represented the 80% of our total wine exports. Without them, our economy is deeply affected. In 2013, they announced again a ban on imports of Moldovan wines and spirits, saying they "contained impurities". That's unfounded. Our wines have been drunk in Russia and the Soviet Union for years and we never received any argument about it. That's only a campaign to pressure this government to withdraw their talks with the EU but we won't cede. The Union is the future of the Republic of Moldova and Russia can't do nothing to stop this will. For that reason, I ask Moscow to put an end to this shameful embargo that is causing a lot of suffering not only to our economy but also hundreds of Moldovan families that have wine as modus vivendi. Edited by Ndovlu, Apr 18 2014, 03:02 PM.
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| Eryk | Apr 18 2014, 03:24 PM Post #2 |
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Minister spraw zagranicznych l Minister of Foreign Affairs Poland has itself been a victim of Russian economic bullying; just last year the Russian Federation once more resumed a ban on importing Polish processed meat due to bogus claims of infection. Interestingly enough, these claims are derived from the carcass of an infected wild boar found on the border with Belarus. Belorussian industries were not similarly screened and embargoed. Thus we can sympathize heavily with Moldova on this issue, and call upon Moscow to modify its policies accordingly to end embargoes meant to target the economies of former communist countries. We will also be working with the European Union in order to formalize regulations which would prevent any one nation from targeting and singling out a member of the European customs union in the form that the Russian Federation has done over these past months. |
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| merlins | Apr 19 2014, 12:38 AM Post #3 |
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Dankvert Sergey Alexeevich Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance What the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs is degrading as "bogus claims of infection" is in fact a serious infections disease, namely the African Swine Fever (ASF). ASF is a devastating infectious disease of pigs, usually deadly. No vaccine exists to combat this virus. It does not affect humans nor does it affect other animal species other than pigs and wild boars. It can be transmitted either via direct animal contact or via dissemination of contaminated food (e.g. sausages or uncooked meat). Considering the free and unrestricted movement within the European Union of people and goods, as well as the absence of effective cross-border mechanisms to track or control animal movement, for example, fences, the Russian Federation did not have any other option as to restrict imports of piglets, breeding stock or pig meat. Claims that there have not been any measures in regards to Belarus are simply not true. The problem is simple - the EU Commission and the Russian Federation negotiated health/place of origin certificates in 2006, applying to all EU-countries. However, the general certificate system does not take into account the situation in Lithuania and Poland, as well as currently Latvia. Therefore, we lack the mechanisms to confirm the existence or absence of ASF in the respective country. Rather than continuing to criticize the Russian Federation, the European Union should take into account and implement regulations as proposed by World Organization for Animal Health. The organization had proposed that the European Union implements mechanisms that issue regional certificates and also foresee measures of disease prevention in these regions, at the same time allowing third parties to effectively prevent the spearing of the disease without requiring to implement a general import ban. The actions of the Russian Federation in regards to the spread of the ASF have met with general understanding in various countries, for example Denmark. The respective Ministry of Agriculture informed us that Denmark has never experienced any cases of the ASF, but that the absence of regional certificates for meet products (in this case pork) necessitates the general import ban for disease prevention measures. |
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| Ndovlu | Apr 19 2014, 01:58 AM Post #4 |
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![]() Mr. Iurie Leanca Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova Thanks, Mr. Sikorski for your support. It is our duty to defend our interests and negotiate with the Russian Federation the end of these shameful bannings that only cause a huge loss of currencies. Moscow has to understand that we're not under its sphere of influence anymore and has to respect the will of our people to walk towards Europe. As Prime Minister of Moldova, it is my duty to ensure the compliance of the current agreements with the European Union and I will not fail. Mr. Putin, Mr. Lavrov, I urge an official answer to our demands. I am sure that Russia and Moldova, that had been good friends since the end of the Second World War, can mantain this good relationship. Edited by Ndovlu, Apr 19 2014, 02:00 AM.
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| Eryk | Apr 19 2014, 07:52 AM Post #5 |
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Minister rolnictwa i rozwoju wsi l Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Whilst the Russian Federation may continue to contend the necessity of banning meat imports from Poland and Lithuania, these imports are not grounded in any real concern regarding the safety of Polish meant products. Moscow cites two cases for the reason of its embargo: the first, which is the finding of two wild boars in Szudzialowo, Poland, less than one kilometer away from the border with Belarus. A similar incident occurred in Lithuania, with a similar proximity to Belarus. Thus it appears that whereas Poland has taken complete precautions, the diseases in question are originating not from within the European Union but indeed, from within Belarus. The European Commission has similarly released such an opinion on the matter. The only other nation to follow through with bans on Polish meat products was China, which following Russia's scaremongering regarding the virus outbreak understandably blocked imports given its status as the number one pig farming nation in the world. This however does not change the fact that Moscow's embargoes are grounded in politics, and not in preventative measures. |
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| merlins | Apr 19 2014, 10:32 PM Post #6 |
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Dankvert Sergey Alexeevich Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance As director of the Federal Veterinary Service I am not interested in politics, I am interested in disease prevention and food safety. Unfortunately, due to the current certification of pork from the European Union, my authority did not have any other option as to react with a general import ban. As I have stated before, the implementation of regional certificates would allow us to avoid a general import ban and we could target a region, which would be affected by a certain kind of disease or virus. Once measures have been taken and laboratory tests would prove the absence of the disease or virus, the import ban measures would be, of course, lifted. |
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| Ndovlu | Apr 20 2014, 02:23 AM Post #7 |
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![]() Mr. Iurie Leanca Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova After listening the words of Mr. Alexeevich, I must say that, although I am not in agreement with thiose statements he made, the Republic of Moldova would like to cooperate with the Federal Phytosanitary Service if this is what Moscow requires to lift the ban. We're willing tto work jointly with the Russian Health Servicies to demonstrate you that our production process doesn't have any kind of impurities nor dangerous substances. The lifting of this ban is my top priority and I won't stop until we achieve an accord to solve this issue. |
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| Twelvie | Apr 20 2014, 04:09 AM Post #8 |
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Department of Health The Saudi government would like to reiterate the right of sovereign nations to set their own health policy and import restrictions. Just as Russia has deemed Moldovan wine to be unhealthy, so the Kingdom sees alcohol as an unhealthy and sinful drink which is now allowed within our Holy Kingdom. We congratulate Russia on their sturdy health policy which will guarantee upright and healthy nature for all Russian citizens. |
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| Amorn | Apr 20 2014, 05:17 AM Post #9 |
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William Hague Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs While we respect the right of all nations to making decisions as they see fit in regards to import/export restrictions we must make clear that the usage of such controls to wage economic warfare or push political desires upon rival states is wholly unacceptable in the modern world. We trust that Russia's actions do not relate to such a desire and we hope both the Moldovan and Russian authorities can go about measures necessary to resolve this situation amicably. |
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| Ndovlu | Apr 20 2014, 05:18 AM Post #10 |
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![]() Mr. Iurie Leanca Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova This is not a matter about what we can drink or not, this is a matter about a ban that is causing the loss of millions of dollars to our biggest industry. It would be like if your major commercial partner bans the Arabian oil giving you very poor arguments about why he does it. But well, as I said, it is my duty to solve this crisis for the sake of our farmers and our econom, so, if for achieving the ban's lifting, the Republic of Moldova has to open the doors of its factories to Russian observers, this government will be glad to receive them and cooperate with them. |
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