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In its effort to secure a lift of the restriction on tea trade, the Sri Lanka embassy in Moscow initiated communication with the Russian authorities and await a response, an official here said yesterday.
Russia said it would impose a temporary restriction on imports of all agricultural products from Sri Lanka, including tea, from December 18 after the detection of an insect known as the Khapra beetle in a consignment of tea from Sri Lanka.
The Russian market accounts for 23 percent of Sri Lanka’s total tea exports. It is the second largest tea market for Sri Lanka, next to Turkey. Russia imported 141, 300 tonnes of tea worth the US $ 436 million up to October, this year.
Asked about steps taken to address the issue, Plantation Industries Ministry Secretary J. A. Ranjith told the Daily Mirror that Sri Lankan embassy had taken up the matter with the Russian authorities.
However, he said the Ministry was awaiting response today for it.
“There is no response yet. We will hear something tomorrow (Monday)," he said.
Though the detection of a beetle was projected as the reason for the restriction on tea trade with Sri Lanka, diplomatic sources said it could be done in retaliation by Russia for the Sri Lankan Government’s decision to ban the import of asbestos roofing materials from Russia effective from 2024. (Kelum Bandara)
ceylon Monday, 18 December 2017 02:16 PM
stoped tea because of law quality.without did anything to improve the quality sirisena begger is begging to putin.un proffesional spineless fool. via DM Android App
BUSHEL Monday, 18 December 2017 06:32 PM
NOW RUSSIANS WILL COME HERE TO OBSERVE THE PROCESS OF TEA LEAVES PRODUCTION. THEN ONCE THEY SEE THE FACTORIES NEVER KNOW WEATHER THEY WILL BAN FOREVER
Yeti Monday, 18 December 2017 07:09 PM
Will it be From Russia with Love?
Kiri Banda Monday, 18 December 2017 08:54 PM
Sri Lanka should not try to maintain whisky environmental standards on kassipu income. Be sensible dont ban Russian asbestos. Our tea will then move freely. Also there is nothing bad in the russian asbestos. Its only blue asbestos that is hazardous.
JAL Monday, 18 December 2017 09:16 PM
Mr. President, please come to Udunuwara electoral and witness by yourself how corrupt business guys are ruining Ceylon Tea industry by preparing and mixing waste tea for export as well as for local market. Visit Daulagala, Hapugahayata thanna, Buwalicada, Welamboda and Watadeniya.
jaliya Tuesday, 19 December 2017 08:04 AM
sure you have a problem in hand ... this is not the way to address the problem. Prime example of electing dumb nuts in to govern the country.
Generosity Tuesday, 19 December 2017 08:45 AM
Russia could insist that tee plucker benefit from the tea traders make. The exploitation level is not even known to the exploited estate workers. So they do notvdemand.
Putin Tuesday, 19 December 2017 07:15 PM
Take back all the insects you sent to me, Siri Machan.
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