OREANDA-NEWS Acting Head of the Government of Abkhazia Valery Bganba. He stated that the import of mandarins from the republic was banned in the Russian Federation, referring to the decision of the sanitary services. The official's words are quoted by Interfax.

At the same time, Abkhazia "refutes the presence of some kind of harmful fly in citrus fruits." Bganba also complained that "the measure will affect the poorest segments of the population who live thanks to their crops."

He became the head of the cabinet on November 20 against the background of the political crisis that arose around the situation around the investment agreement with Moscow. Against the background of its rejection, the republic complained that electricity supplies began to be produced at commercial prices.

Earlier, the media reported that supplies to the Russian market from Abkhazia, where they claim a record harvest over the past ten years, can compensate for the shortage of tangerines against the background of a crop failure in Turkey.