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4 unusual facts about 2006 Russian ban of Moldovan and Georgian wines


2006 Russian ban of Moldovan and Georgian wines

In May 2005, Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili stated that "many Georgian wine producers exported falsified wine to Russia, because Russia is a market where you can sell even turds".

EU's external relations commissioner, Benita Ferrero-Waldner stated that the EU was worried about what she called an "embargo" against Moldova, but the EU couldn't take any measures since Russia was not a member of the World Trade Organization.

The president of NATO Parliamentary Assembly Pierre Lellouche also said, on May 5, he was deeply concerned about the Russian ban on Georgian products.

Embargo

Georgia (by Russia), agricultural products, wine, mineral water, enacted 2006



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