Russian agriculture watchdog warned Iran against transit of Turkish goods, which have been banned by Moscow.

MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� Russian agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor warned Iran against�transit of�Turkish goods, which have been banned by�Moscow, the agency's head, Sergey Dankvert, said.
"Rosselkhoznadzor warned Iran about�inadmissibility of�transit of�Turkish goods through�the country," Dankvert said, as�quoted by�the Russkaya Sluzhba Novostey radio station on�Sunday.


He added that Iran was expected to�start deliveries of�poultry to�Russia after�January 20, and of�diary products after�February 15.

Relations between�Moscow and Ankara deteriorated following�the downing of�Russia�s Su-24 frontline bomber over�Syria by�a Turkish jet on�November 24.

On November 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on�economic measures against�Ankara in�retaliation for�the downing of�the Su-24 aircraft. The decree, which entered into�force on�January 1, 2016, included a food import ban on�certain categories of�products.

 

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