Minister Miroslav Naydenov: Tobacco Growers Receive The Signal They Expected from Brussels

Source from:  Focus News 09/26/2012

During the visit of European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy John Dalli in Bulgaria in January we will comment on issues related to food safety, problems we have as an external border of the EU, the protection of the external borders of infectious diseases", Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr. Miroslav Naydenov said for FOCUS News Agency. The Minister pointed out the problem that Bulgaria had last year with the FMD. "I hope that his [EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy] visit in January would be beneficial", said Naydenov. Today's meeting between Minister Naydenov and EU Commissioner John Dalli was related only to the issue of the production of oriental tobacco. "This signals that growers were expecting they received it. I met with them last week, I promised to meet at the highest level, I hope through your media now they to receive the highest level reassurance. With the arrival in January of EU Commissioner Dalli and the visit of these areas, they will be able to discuss with him and ask many other questions related to their industry," Miroslav Naydenov said. Enditem