MOSCOW, April 16 Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine Nikolai Solsky, in a conversation with his Hungarian colleague Istvan Nagy, expressed dissatisfaction with the ban on the import of agricultural products, the ministry said.
It is specified that the conversation took place in an online format. Among other things, Solsky noted the need to continue the discussion «in order to reach agreements on the export of Ukrainian agricultural products.» At the same time, he pointed out the «unacceptability of unilateral decisions.»
«In turn, the Minister of Agriculture of Hungary assured that the transit for Ukrainian agricultural products will continue in the future. The parties agreed to hold consultations and meet again in the near future,» the ministry added.
The day before, Poland and Hungary, against the backdrop of protests by local farmers, announced the suspension of imports of Ukrainian agricultural products entering the European market without duties. crisis caused by the influx of grain from the post-Soviet republic.
In a letter, the prime ministers of Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia pointed to an unprecedented increase in imports of cereals, oilseeds, eggs, poultry, sugar, apple juice, berries, apples, flour , honey and pasta.