The Russian consumer-protection organization Rospotrebnadzor will check the quality of imported Moldovan wines as the first step toward ending a ban imposed by Moscow. A group of Moldovan experts led by Andrei Gurin, chairman of the state alcohol inspectorate, will also participate. Russia banned the import of Moldovan and Georgian wines in late March, citing health and safety concerns. Chisinau and Tbilisi denounced the move as politically motivated.
