New opportunities for the export of several billion euros worth of agricultural products to Russia have become available to Hungary.

On the subject of Russian market opportunities for meat products from Gyula and Hungary in general, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas emphasised that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had held high-level talks with President Valdmir Putin and Minister of Agriculture Nikolay Fyodorov during his recent visit to Moscow.

Mr. Fazekas will travel to Moscow on Sunday to personally attend the Prodexpo International Exhibition for Food and Beverages, which opens on Monday. Together with his counterpart Nikolay Fyodorov, the Minister will review the tasks for the upcoming period and discuss, among others, the further development of relations, the realisation of previous undertakings, and new opportunities for the agrarian sector.

The Hungarian agriculture sector succeeded in increasing production over the past two years. More and more businesses are realising that Russian trade partners are dependable, pay on time, and purchase significant quantities of high quality, Hungarian foods, which is also of great significance for the domestic meat industry.

Russia is one of our most important trade partners; we have succeeded in removing administrative limitations through agricultural diplomacy, and are continuously enabling businesses that are interested in the Russian market to meet prospective partners, Mr. Fazekas said.

(Press Office of the Ministry of Rural Development)