ARMENIA BANS IMPORT OF PORK FROM GEORGIA

Panorama.am
17:31 08/06/2007

Armenian veterinary state inspection has imposed a boycott on imported
pork from Georgia. Grisha Baghyan, inspection head, told Panorama.am
that pigs have massively died in Georgia recently. Baghyan said
International Epidemic Bureau sources say a virus has been detected
among pigs in Georgia. "All cars entering Armenia from Georgia
are disinfected," he said also saying pork and pork products are
confiscated and destroyed. Baghyan believes the price of pork will
not go up in Armenia since only little meat was imported from Georgia.

Russia has also banned import of pork from Georgia.

According to Russian sources, pigs in Georgia are infected by "African
plague" which has been proven in one of Great Britain laboratories.