TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of lawmakers in the Russian Duma are preparing to demand that the Kremlin take punitive measures against Georgia for joining the European Union’s economic sanctions against Russia.
The Duma’s foreign relations committee is working
TBILISI, DFWatch–Ukraine intends to sign a free trade pact with the EU without further postponement, despite warnings from Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said in Brussels on Monday.
Ukraine’s foreign minister met with the EU Commissioner
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia will allow export of Georgian fruit and vegetables to its market.
Shalva Pipia, Minister of Agriculture, said Thursday that a document has been signed by the parties which lifts all restrictions on Georgian export of nuts, grapes, apple, pea,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia has refused to let seven Georgian wine producers export 28 types of wines to the Russian market ‘due to non-compliance with hygienic standards.’
The official website of the Russian consumer protection agency Rospotrebnadzor published a list
TBILISI, DFWatch–A third team of Russian experts are coming to Georgia on September 16 to check the quality of wine and mineral water.
The experts come from the consumer protection agency Rospotrebnadzor and will check approximately 30 Georgian wine
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has exported more than 1.7 million bottles of wine to Russia after the lifting of an embargo from 2006, says Minister of Agriculture Shalva Pipia.
Russia is now among the top five export markets for Georgia for wine, Pipia said Monday.
TBILISI, DFWatch–20 000 bottles of cognac were Tuesday sent to Russia to be sold there. This is the first time Georgian beverages are sold in Russia after it imposed an embargo on Georgian products in 2006.
Levan Davitashvili, Chair of the National Wine Agency
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Russian consumer safety bureau Rospotrebnadzor confirms that 36 Georgian wine companies and four mineral water companies are ready to enter the Russian market.
On Wednesday, the agency, which is a federal service for protection consumers’ rights
TBILISI, DFWatch–One of the main topics of conversation when Georgia and Russia met in Prague yesterday was whether Russia will simplify visa rules for Georgian citizens.
(Article has been updated with comments from Russia’s foreign ministry.)
The two countries
TBILISI, DFWatch–Six Russian experts yesterday landed in Georgia to inspect the production process of wine with an eye to returning the beverage back onto Russian dinner tables.
They are sent here by the Russian consumer protection agency CPS to inspect companies