BANGKOK, June 14 -- Thailand's Foreign Ministry said Friday Qatar has lifted a ten-year ban on Thai chicken meat, Xinhua news agency reported.
An agreement was reached between Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim during the former's visit to Qatar last month. The decision took effect on June 10.
Qatar imposed a ban on imports of Thai chicken meat in 2003 after the outbreak of the Avian Influenza in Thailand.
The World Organisation for Animal Health has confirmed that no avian flu virus had been found in Thailand for more than a year.
An agreement was reached between Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim during the former's visit to Qatar last month. The decision took effect on June 10.
Qatar imposed a ban on imports of Thai chicken meat in 2003 after the outbreak of the Avian Influenza in Thailand.
The World Organisation for Animal Health has confirmed that no avian flu virus had been found in Thailand for more than a year.
