Russian shrimp ban may go soon

The government has initiated moves to clear the way for resumption of shrimp exports to Russia, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammad Sayedul Haque has said.
The minister told reporters about step Tuesday after a meeting with the Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Alexander A Nikolae, at the Secretariat in Dhaka.
Haque said Russia wanted quality shrimps from Bangladesh and not those usually infected during the summer.
Infected consignments had led to the suspension of shrimp exports to Russia in October last year.
 “The Russian envoy has urged us to send a formal letter to have the restriction withdrawn. We’ll send the letter Thursday. We hope the complication will be resolved soon,” the minister said, according to a news agency.