date:Jul 04, 2014
esterday's ratification is proof of the democratic choice of the Moldovan people to strengthen their ties with the EU, Clancy said.
Rosselkhoznadzor declined to comment.
The restrictions follow Russia's ban on imports of Moldovan wines and spirits last September, which was also seen in Brussels as a reprisal for moving closer to the West.
Trade tensions between Brussels and Moscow have been aggravated by the tug-of-war for the former Soviet republics of Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine, with bot