India threatens WTO action over EU mango ban

NEW DELHI, May 3 (AFP) :  India on Friday threatened to drag the European Union to the World Trade Organization over its ban on mango imports.
Commerce Minister Anand Sharma warned the EU's decision to slap the ban on import of the highly prized Alphonso mangoes, known as the "king of fruits", could have "very negative fallout" on trade ties.
Sharma said he had written to EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht urging him to overturn the "arbitrary" import ban on mangoes as well as four vegetables from India including bitter gourd and eggplant.
"We do hope that the EU will see sense," Sharma told reporters in New Delhi.