11.   Russia grants more permits for U.S. poultry imports, U.S.

12.   Russian Agriculture Minister Alexei Gordeyev denied Thursday that bureaucratic barriers were stalling the resumption of U.S. poultry imports to Russia.

13.   Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that his government had found an acceptable solution to the conflict over U.S. poultry imports.

14.   Russia banned American poultry imports in March, citing concerns about sanitary conditions at U.S. plants.

15.   Russian authorities banned U.S. poultry imports as of Sunday, saying they were concerned about its safety.

16.   Sjarifudin provided no details about the value of poultry imports.

17.   The Japanese government banned poultry imports from Hong Kong on Friday, although Japan has not imported any poultry from the Chinese territory since last year.

18.   The letter said Washington would begin sending veterinary officials to inspect EU meat and poultry imports that are generally exempt from inspections.

19.   The United States wants a dispute with Russia over a ban on poultry imports to be handled responsibly and scientifically, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said Monday.

20.   This year, the United States introduced poultry export subsidies after the EU imposed restrictions on US poultry imports.