ArmInfo. Specialist inspectors of the Food Safety Inspectorate of Armenia (FSSI) and the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of the Russian Federation (Rosselkhoznadzor) have been conducting joint online video monitoring in the greenhouses of companies engaged in growing flowers in Armenia for a month and a half.
According to the FSSI, inspections have already been carried out in 47 companies (the total area was 105.4 hectares), of which 21 (85.7 hectares) have already received permits to export flowers to the Russian Federation.
"The joint work of the supervisory authorities of both Armenia and Russia continues: new permits for the export of flowers to the Russian market are expected to be received>, the agency said in a statement.
As ArmInfo previously reported, Rosselkhoznadzor temporarily suspended the import of flowers from Armenia to Russia. According to the Russian side, this is due to the detection of quarantine pests, in particular, the western flower thrips, in batches of flowers supplied from Armenia, which was reported in an official letter to the Food Safety Inspectorate of Armenia in early summer. At that time, the Russian side asked to take comprehensive measures and strengthen control over the supplied goods, noting that from June 16, 2025, it would introduce temporary restrictions on the import of flower products to Russia if measures were not taken. Later, the Armenian inspection body reported that thanks to work with the Russian side, 7 producers received permission to export flowers to the Russian market. However, despite these statements, florists held protests, demanding a solution to the existing problems. Against this background, the inspection body organized a meeting with flower producers who have been incurring losses for more than a month.
Moreover, on July 14, according to a report from Rosselkhoznadzor, the head of the Food Safety Inspectorate Tigran Petrosyan discussed issues of compliance with phytosanitary requirements with the deputy head of Rosselkhoznadzor Yulia Shvabauskene. During the discussion, Shvabauskene drew the attention of her Armenian colleagues to the need to comply with EAEU standards and noted that Russia expects Armenia to provide the previously requested information. In addition, as reported by the press service of Rosselkhoznadzor, the Armenian side was asked to accompany the shipped products with markings indicating the country of origin.
