Kremlin: Yerevan has not yet responded to Russia`s decision to  restrict the import of certain Armenian vegetables

ArmInfo.Yerevan has not yet responded to Russia's decision to restrict the import of certain vegetables from Armenia, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.

"No, it has not," he told reporters when asked whether Armenia had  responded, according to Vedomosti.

Starting May 30, Rosselkhoznadzor (the Federal Service for Veterinary  and Phytosanitary Surveillance) will impose temporary restrictions on  the import of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, green vegetables,  and strawberries from Armenia. The reason cited is the increasing  violation of phytosanitary regulations.

Since the beginning of the year, 181 cases of contamination by  quarantine organisms have been detected in imported Armenian fruit  and vegetable products, the agency said in a statement. An inspection  by Rosselkhoznadzor (the Federal Service for Veterinary and  Phytosanitary Surveillance) from May 21 to 27 confirmed systematic  violations in greenhouse complexes. The Armenian agency has failed to  address the previously identified violations.