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Wednesday, 05 April 2006
GEORGIA SEEKS WAYS TO COMPENSATE FOR RUSSIAN WINE BAN
By empty (4/5/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Meeting on April 5 with farmers in Kakheti, one of Georgia\'s key wine-producing regions, President Mikheil Saakashvili asked them not to abandon viticulture in response to the recently announced ban in imports of Georgian wine to Russia, which hitherto accounted for 80-90 percent of all Georgian wine exports. Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli announced a three-month tax break for wine producers, and said Georgia will explore alternative markets for its wine, mentioning specifically Kazakhstan and China. Noghaideli also summoned Russian Ambassador Vladimir Chkhikvishvili in an attempt to clarify Moscow\'s rationale for the ban.
Meeting on April 5 with farmers in Kakheti, one of Georgia\'s key wine-producing regions, President Mikheil Saakashvili asked them not to abandon viticulture in response to the recently announced ban in imports of Georgian wine to Russia, which hitherto accounted for 80-90 percent of all Georgian wine exports. Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli announced a three-month tax break for wine producers, and said Georgia will explore alternative markets for its wine, mentioning specifically Kazakhstan and China. Noghaideli also summoned Russian Ambassador Vladimir Chkhikvishvili in an attempt to clarify Moscow\'s rationale for the ban. (Caucasus Press)