Japan is interested in Lithuanian beef products and is waiting for them in the country's stores, said Japanese Ambassador to Lithuania Kazuko Shiraishi during her meeting with Lithuanian Minister of Agriculture Virginija Baltraitiene.
"Since at the moment we are looking for new export markets, cooperation with Japan is very important to us. We hope to finalise all necessary formal procedures to be able to supply high quality products from our producers," the minister said.
The Japanese ambassador agreed with the minister on the quality of Lithuanian products and added that she knows very well what they taste like. "Lithuanian products are famous world-wide and I would definitely recommend them to my compatriots," she said.
In 2013, Lithuania exported products to Japan worth EUR 11 million or twice more than in 2012, and imported for EUR 131,000.
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