China to send quarantine officials to Indonesia

Beijing (ANTARA News) - China will send a number of quarantine officials to Indonesia next week to see if its aquatic production process has met the prevailing standards, an official said.

The officials from China`s General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIS) would leave for Indonesia on Monday (Jan 21), Deputy Chief of Indonesian Mission in Beijing Mohamad Oemar said on Friday.

The visit was very important and strategic to see if the Indonesian aquatic products had met the standards so that they could be exported to China, he said.

China is imposing an import ban on Indonesian aquatic products, arguing they fall short of standards.

"The team`s visit to Indonesia is the final process of a series of talks on the aquatic products," he said.

While in Indonesia, the officials would visit a number of fishery laboratories and production centers, he said.

"We hope the visit will lead to China lifting the import ban on the Indonesian aquatic products and Indonesia is ready to receive the visit," he said.