Hanoi (VNA) - A delegation of Japaneseexperts arrived in Vietnam on June 3 to supervise the quarantining of freshlychee expected to be exported to Japan shortly, according to the PlantProtection Department at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Representatives of the department and thePeople’s Committee of northern Bac Giang province - the largest lychee producernationwide - welcomed the guests.
Responsible for addressing technical barriers toopen the door for fresh Vietnamese lychee to be exported to Japan, the departmentsent a document to the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the same day informingit about shipments of the fruit.
It has worked with the plant quarantine agency atJapan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) since 2017 topilot a number of disinfection measures, which will be used as a basis fortechnical discussions and negotiations on import conditions.
MAFF agreed with MARD regarding conditions forlychee shipments on December 15, 2019./.