According to a comprehensive report from Worldway Immigration: On June 17, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China and the Ministry of Agriculture of Latvia signed two documents in Riga regarding inspection and quarantine requirements for the export of beef and mutton to China. Latvia has become the second European country, after Romania, to have its beef approved for entry into the Chinese market.
The two documents are the "Protocol on Inspection and Quarantine Requirements for the Export of Frozen and Chilled Beef from Latvia to China" and the "Protocol on Inspection and Quarantine Requirements for the Export of Frozen and Chilled Mutton from Latvia to China." Zhi Shuping, Minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China, and Jānis Dūklavs, Minister of Agriculture of Latvia, signed the protocols on behalf of their respective governments.
A delegation from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China, led by Zhi Shuping, arrived in Latvia on the 16th for a two-day visit. During the visit, the Chinese delegation held talks with the Latvian Ministry of Agriculture, with both sides focusing on expanding Latvia's food and agricultural exports to China. During the talks, the Chinese side announced that the sample health certificate for dairy products submitted by the Latvian side had been approved by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China.
In recent years, the relationship between China and Latvia has maintained a positive development momentum, with economic and trade cooperation continuously deepening. According to Chinese customs statistics, in 2013, the bilateral trade volume between China and Latvia reached 1.47 billion U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 6.7%, hitting a record high for three consecutive years. Among this, China's exports to Latvia reached 1.37 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 4.7%; China's imports from Latvia reached 100 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 44.1%, with imports exceeding 100 million U.S. dollars for the first time and showing a significantly accelerated growth rate.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
