ISTANBUL, May 11 (Reuters) - Wheat imports from Russia to Turkey resumed on Monday, Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci told Reuters on Thursday, after issues between the two countries had restricted supplies.

Turkey, traditionally the second largest buyer of Russian wheat after Egypt and the top buyer of its sunflower oil, imposed what Moscow regarded as prohibitively high import tariffs in March.

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