NORTHERN IRELAND - Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Michelle O’Neill this week met with representatives from the pork industry in the north to discuss securing approval to export pork to China.
After the meeting, she said: "I understand the disappointment industry feels that we have been unable to secure access to export our pork to China despite the significant efforts I, and my officials, have made. I am however buoyed by the recent agreement by the Chinese government that approving the north is also a priority for them. We have moved swiftly on this commitment asking that the Chinese schedule their visit to the north in late January. We await their advice on this proposal."I know industry have worked closely with my officials to ensure they meet the strict Chinese standards, this has meant we can confidently host a visit at very short notice."
Concluding, the Minister added: "Of course, China is not the only market of interest to our pork industry. I am committed to continuing the momentum on negotiations for a number of other markets, including Australia, for which we are planning to host an inspection this year. I hope that securing these new markets will aid industry in achieving the ambitious export growth targets."
北爱尔兰——农业和农村发展部长米歇尔·奥尼尔(Michelle O’Neill)本周会见了来自北方的猪肉行业的代表，讨论获得许可向中国出口猪肉事宜。
会议结束后，她说:“我理解行业很失望，觉得我们一直无法获得向中国出口猪肉的许可，尽管我们，我和我的官员做了很多努力。事实上我受到中国政府最近的一项协议的鼓舞，协议批准北方也优先考虑。我们迅速地对此决定做出回应，请求中国安排1月下旬访问北方。我们等待他们对此提议的意见。“我知道整个行业一和我的官员们密切合作，确保满足严格的中国标准，这意味着我们可以自信地主办这次访问，在很短的通知时间内。”
作为总结性的讲话，部长补充道:“当然，中国并不是我们的猪肉行业感兴趣的唯一的市场。我继续致力于寻找和其他市场谈判的契机，包括澳大利亚，为此今年我们计划举办一次检查。我希望确保这些新市场将帮助整个行业实现宏伟的出口增长目标。”
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