Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 29 (Xinhua) — Cherries from Uzbekistan have been delivered to east China’s Zhejiang Province for the first time, Hangzhou Daily reported.
An Uzbekistan Airways plane carrying 1.6 tons of cherries flew from Tashkent to Hangzhou, the capital of the province, early in the morning of May 26. The Central Asian fruit will be delivered to Hangzhou, Shanghai and other cities in the Yangtze River Delta.
Airport staff have opened a “green corridor” for fruits from Central Asia to ensure uninterrupted supplies to the market.
According to statistics, 16.6 tons of fruits were imported through Hangzhou Airport checkpoint from January to April, up 20 percent year-on-year. -0-