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Russia has received a quarter-million liters of Georgian alcohol

During the six months of this year more than 240 million liters of Georgian wine and brandy have been imported to Russia from Georgia, according to the Russian Federal Service for Consumers' Rights Protection and Human Well-Being Surveillance.

"In 2013, 55 batches of imported Georgian wine of 23.229 thousand daL and 3 batches of brandy totaling 1.08  thousand daL have been imported," RIA Novosti quotes the statement.

Currently, 20 Georgian producers of alcoholic beverages and two manufacturers of Georgian mineral water have received 288 certificates of state registration of products. Negotiations on supply are carried out only by the service staff employees, and the department will adhere to this position in the future too, according to the statement.

Adapted from Vestnik Kavkaza