Negotiations on resuming imports of confectionery products made by the Ukrainian confectionery giant Roshen to Russia will begin in Moscow on Friday, says Gennady Onishchenko, the chief of the Russian consumer protection watchdog Rospotrebnadzor and the chief public health official.

"Russia has given its consent to this: Friday, 11:00 a.m.," Onishchenko said.

It was reported earlier that Rospotrebnadzor had suspended imports of Roshen products to Russia reportedly due to mislabeling.