Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan described Russia’s restrictions on imports of Armenian flowers as a routine working issue linked to compliance with phytosanitary standards.
Pashinyan said such restrictions had always existed for goods that failed to meet phytosanitary requirements, Caliber.Az reports via Armenian media.
“These restrictions have always existed because any goods that do not comply with phytosanitary standards have always faced restrictions and always will.
Similar situations have occurred dozens of times over the past eight years, not only regarding phytosanitary matters — there have also been other issues involving other goods, and we discuss these problems at Eurasian Economic Union meetings,” he told a briefing.
The prime minister added that a delegation had arrived in Armenia to conduct inspections. “This is another routine working situation,” Pashinyan stressed.
On May 20, Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) announced that it would impose temporary restrictions from May 22, 2026 on the import of flower products originating from and shipped from Armenia until inspections of greenhouse facilities are completed and the results analysed.
By Aghakazim Guliyev
