On Aug. 7, Konstantin Savenkov, the Deputy Director General of Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision Bureau held video conference with the Director General of Import and Export Food Safety Bureau, General Administration of Customs, and negotiated about import and export food safety issues between the two countries.

Chinese side requires China-oriented foreign food enterprises to report epidemic status of their employees to the General Administration of Customs, and adopt emergent measures to end food export from such enterprises. The Russian side made commitment solemnly and guaranteed exported products comply with all requirements of the Chinese side.

Moreover, both sides communicated about export of Russian milk powder, beef byproducts and peas to China.

During negotiation, both sides discussed matters such as integration of animal source product veterinary certificate system between Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision Bureau and General Administration of Customs, upgrading Latin names of China-targeted Russian aquatic products directory, strengthening Russia-China cooperation within framework of the ninth session of the standing work conference in veterinarian monitoring, plant quarantine control and food safety field, as well as other fields.