MOSCOW, Aug 4 - RIA Novosti/Prime. The Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation has begun preparing proposals for the introduction of a food embargo against countries that joined the EU sanctions against Russia, said Last news in the press service of the Ministry.

"we are working out proposals to the government of the Russian Federation regarding seven countries have already worked out a draft resolution," - said the press service. According to the interviewer Agency, to date there is no exact date on the document is ready.

before Tuesday, the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Medvedev D. A. said that the Government of the Russian Federation may be written to President Vladimir Putin with a request to lengthen the List of countries that fall under the food embargo.

first of Montenegro, Albania, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Ukraine joined the extended economic sanctions of the EU towards Russia.

the Ministry of agriculture stated that the question of the introduction of countermeasures worked out equally against Georgia." The list of countries is specified ", - said the Commissioner of the Ministry.

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