Georgia, Tbilisi, Oct. 10 /Trend N.Kirtzkhalia/
Russia has opened its market for Georgian crop products, Georgian Agriculture Minister Shalva Pipia said on Thursday at a briefing.
"On October 10 the Head of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of Russia signed a document, which abolished all restrictions on imports of hazelnuts, grapes, apples, pears, quinces, citrus plants and other crop production from Georgia to Russia. Our delegation led by the head of the National Food Agency of Georgia is departing for Russia. I can say that from October 14 the Russian market will be open for the products I mentioned," Pipia said.
He reminded that Georgia's current government has been regularly working to bring back Georgian products to the Russian market, and this work has given the first results in June. At that time, the Russian market was opened to Georgian wine and mineral waters, as well as to low-risk products - tea, bay leaf and dried fruits.
After the opening of Russian market and amid a search for new markets, the export of wine and mineral waters from Georgia has already increased by 70 percent, the Minister said.
According to him, over 9 million bottles of Georgian wine have been exported from Georgia thus far.