The head of Russian agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey Dankvert held talks with the head of the Food Safety Agency of Azerbaijan Goshgar Tahmazli and with the head of the Armenian government's Food Safety Inspection Georgy Avetisyan on the supply of fruits and vegetables to Russia, with new negotiations with Azerbaijan scheduled for December 11, Rosselkhoznadzor said following the talks

The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) announced on Wednesday it would ban import of tomatoes and peppers from Armenia's Armavir Province starting December 14 due to detection of Pepino mosaic virus in the vegetables

Two people have been killed and four others suffered burns as a result of a fire at a branch of the Proshyan brandy factory in Armenia's Armavir town near the capital of Yerevan, Health Ministry spokeswoman Alina Nikoghosyan said on Tuesday