Dec 26, Colombo: The Colombo Tea Traders’ Association has said that the export of tea to Russia will resume on Saturday, 30th of December. Chairman of the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association Anslem Perera said there was no major impact from the ban on the tea industry of Sri Lanka as the …
COLOMBO, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) — Russia agreed to lift the restriction on the imports of agriculture products including tea from Sri Lanka from Dec. 30, a Sri Lankan minister here said on Monday. The official delegation from the Sri Lanka Tea Board met wit…
Kenya wants to use the current tea trade spat — triggered by a single insect— between Russia and Sri-Lanka to boost its volumes to Moscow after years … Wire agencies reported on Friday that Russia would place temporary restrictions on imports of tea …
Sri Lanka is optimistic of lifting the temporary Ceylon Tea ban by the Russian Federation, Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen said yesterday. “I am optimistic … This ban is not a refusal of Sri Lanka by Russia but only a temporary stopp…
Sri Lankan tea accounts for nearly a quarter of Russia’s imports. Sri Lanka is making a special appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to remove a ban on Ceylon tea. Two ministers are leading a delegation to Moscow to request the suspension on Sri Lankan tea imports is lifted. Imports were halted …
Sri Lanka has insisted that a thorough investigation will be carried out and that punitive measures will be taken against anyone found guilty of tampering with its consignment. Meanwhile, President Maithripala Sirisena also said he will speak to the Ru…
After promising action on the exporter, Sri Lanka said it would send two senior ministers to Moscow to persuade Russia to lift the ban. Addressing a public meeting in Haputale in Sri Lanka’s Uva Province, which is home to several tea estates, President Sirisena said he was confident that Russia, …
Sri Lanka is making a special appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to remove a ban on Ceylon tea. Two ministers are leading a delegation to Moscow to request the suspension on Sri Lankan tea imports is lifted. Imports were halted last week after …
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will place temporary restrictions on imports of all agricultural products from Sri Lanka, including tea, from Dec. 18, the Russian agricultural safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said on Thursday. The watchdog said it had taken …
MOSCOW, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Russia will place temporary restrictions on imports of all agricultural products from Sri Lanka, including tea, from Dec. 18, the Russian agricultural safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said on Thursday. The watchdog said it ha…