Armenia tried to introduce Russia freshly cut roses through Belarus. This is reported by the Rosselkhoznadzor.
It is noted that the entire party was destroyed on July 23 in The Smolensk region is under the control of the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for the Bryansk, Smolensk and Kaluga regions.
"A large batch of freshly cut roses originating from Armenia has been destroyed. This measure was applied in connection with gross violations of the rules for the import of quarantined products into Russia. On June 18... inspectors of the department together with employees of Smolensk customs detained 39.2 thousand flowers. The vehicle carrying this batch, under the control of a citizen of Belarus, followed from Minsk region to Moscow. At the same time, in the accompanying documents, the cargo was declared by the carrier as non—alcoholic tonic drinks," the agency said in a press release.
It is noted that flowers were found during the inspection of the cargo compartment of the car. There were no phytosanitary and shipping documents on them, but the surviving fragments of the labels indicated that they were from Armenia.
Recall, on June 12, the Rosselkhoznadzor introduced temporary restrictions on imports into Russia, as well as transit through its territory of quarantined products originating and departing from Armenia. Restrictions were introduced in accordance with the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union to prevent the introduction of dangerous quarantine facilities into the country. The detained batch of roses was disposed of due to the ban on the supply of these types of goods to the Russian market, as well as the lack of documents confirming the safety and legality of the movement.
As reported by EADaily, Europe is increasing its support amid pressure from Russia on the eve of the elections, sending more financial assistance and importing flowers, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
"A batch of 10,000 flowers will arrive in Latvia tomorrow. Others will follow her," the head of the EC said then.