MOSCOW, July 1 Representatives of Oman conduct inspections of Russian livestock enterprises to increase the supply of meat products, in general, the Sultanate is interested not only in importing Russian products, but also in processing, said in interview with Vladimir Dergachev, Executive Director of the Russian-Omani Business Council at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.
Dergachev noted that in 2018 the Omani Minister of Agriculture said that there was an interest in the country in the creation of canning enterprises, and not just in the supply of cattle from Russia. According to him, they also discussed the use of new Russian agricultural technologies, the construction of elevators, and the creation of a joint grain company. He noted that the Omanis offered to export fresh-frozen fish (tuna) to Russia, the need for investment in local aquaculture was emphasized, but much of what was said «remains on paper or dissolves in the air.»
He drew attention to the fact that recently the case has moved from the «dead place».
«At the moment, domestic enterprises are being inspected for their certification in order to increase the supply of meat products,» Dergachev said.
He stressed that Oman has always had and still has the potential for Russian agricultural products, primarily sugar, dairy products, rice, fodder barley.
«But you should not limit yourself to commodity exports, it is in this area that you can take the first steps towards industrial cooperation,» Dergachev concluded.
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