The European Union and Russia are close to reaching a deal on veterinary certificates, hoping to end the row over meat imports, which peaked in June when Moscow blocked meat exports from the EU.
Emergency talks were held in the aftermath of the row and a new deadline for reaching an agreement was set for the end of September.
These talks have continued through the summer and an agreement could be reached by today (2 September), a diplomat told EUobserver.
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