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Turkish deputy PM headed to Russia seeking to lift sanctions

A Turkish delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek travelled to Russia on April 18 to discuss the remaining sanctions on Turkish vegetables and a ban on employing Turkish workers. Moscow initiated the ban on Jan. 1, 2016, after Turkey downed a Russian war plane for violating its airspace.

A Russian ban on Turkish products worth around $500 million out of $750 million worth of fresh fruits and vegetables were still continuing, Zeybekci said, adding that Turkey continued to import $1.8 billion worth of agricultural products from Russia.

Russia recently lifted the ban on the import of onions, cloves, salt, cauliflower, broccoli and gum from Turkey, but the sanctions on items such as tomatoes or grapes have remained.

source: hurriyetdailynews.com
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