Russia has refused to accept tangerines from Abkhazia.
The reason for the ban on the import of Abkhazian tangerines was the decision of the sanitary services.
Acting Prime Minister of the Republic Valery Bganba emphasized in a conversation with Interfax that the import ban is connected with the discovery of a certain harmful fly.
Russia has refused to import tangerines from Abkhazia, citing a decision by health services.
Bganba stressed that Russian authorities have banned the import of tangerines.
He also said that Abkhazia's sanitary services deny the presence of harmful flies in the products.
According to the Abkhaz official, the fly is often found on the Russian side in the run-up to early elections in Abkhazia.
Bganda explained that Russia's latest ban will have a negative impact on low-income citizens.
