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Article: POLAND/RUSSIA: OFFICIALS JOCKEY OVER FOOD EMBARGO, INSPECTIONS.
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- Interpress Service
- Article date:
- October 11, 2007
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By Zolt n Dujisin
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Oct. 11, 2007 (IPS/GIN) -- The Russian government recently announced that it intends to carry out food inspections in Poland before November, but Warsaw wants Russia to first lift its embargo on Polish food products.
In response, Kremlin officials have complained about the difficulty of talking to a more "complex" EU, in which agreements are more difficult to reach due to the 2004 accession of former socialist states that harbor resentment toward Russia.
Poland remains Russia's most staunch enemy in the Central European region, with history, ideology and energy playing key roles in the diplomatic ...