Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend , corr S.Babayeva / The State Veterinary Service of Azerbaijan at the Ministry of Agriculture lifted the ban on the import of chicken and meat products from Turkey and Russia.
However, the ban on import of live poultry and fodder remains in force.
The import ban was imposed in connection with the 'bird flu' virus within the territory of these countries.
To prevent the infiltration of the 'bird flu' virus into the country, all frontier veterinary points are operating on medium security, the prohibition on hunting, sale and eating of wild birds in the country still remains in force, as well as the import of poultry and poultry food into the country from those countries where cases of the virus have been detected.