Poland Continues to Block Russia-EU Partnership Talks
Warsaw is refusing to lift its veto on Russia-EU talks on a new partnership deal, demanding that Moscow first end its embargo on Polish meat imports, Russia’s envoy to the European Union said on Monday, Jan. 15.
Moscow banned meat imports from Poland in November 2005 over the country’s alleged violations of veterinary regulations and health concerns. To protest the move, Warsaw has blocked the start of talks on a new Russia-EU cooperation deal in late 2006 and no amount of persuasion on the part of the EU officials was able to convince it to change its stand.
“The Poles are still linking their veto on talks with the meat imports issue,” Vladimir Chizhov said, quoted by RIA Novosti. “The subject will be addressed this week.”
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