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Russia's agricultural safety watchdog has decided to lift its temporary ban on imports of Egyptian fruits and vegetables, Sputnik news agency reported. "The sides agreed to resume the deliveries of agricultural produce from Egypt to Russia, except potatoes, on condition that the Egyptian side will meet all Russian demands on sanitary safety of supplied produce," said Yulia Melano, spokeswoman of Rosselkhoznadzor, the Russian agricultural safety service. According to Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Tarek Qabil, Russia's decision came following "intensive efforts" from Egypt's side to reverse the…