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Belarus bans Armenian 'Arame' and one Georgian brandy

First reported by Mediahub: 15:07

Updated 18:07, 17 sources

Economy. Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, cropped
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, cropped

Belarus's State Committee for Standardization has banned the import and sale of the Armenian seven-year-aged brandy 'Arame' and the Georgian eight-year-aged brandy 'Pogreb Shio' from 31 October 2026. According to the committee, an examination found that they do not comply with the technical regulations of the Customs Union. In both drinks, the concentration of tannins was 0.16 g/dm³ instead of the required minimum of 0.3 g/dm³. 'Arame' is produced by MAP CJSC.

Coverage timeline

Who reported first and how the others caught up. Each bar shows how many of that side's outlets covered the story.

First to report: Mediahub · 15:07 · Opposition

Pro-government 1 / 6 First: Public TV news (H1 / Lurer), 1 h 13 min later
Balanced 6 / 14 First: Radar Armenia, 2 min later
Opposition 9 / 20 First: Mediahub, 15:07

Foreign outlets: 1, first: Sputnik Armenia, 15:31

Timeline as a list
  1. Mediahub (Opposition)
  2. Radar Armenia (Balanced)
  3. 1in.am (Balanced)
  4. Yerevan.Today (Opposition)
  5. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  6. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  7. Yerkir Media (Opposition)
  8. 24news.am (Opposition)
  9. Hayeli (Opposition)
  10. Aravot (Balanced)
  11. Ararat News (Balanced)
  12. Mamul.am (Balanced)
  13. Factor (Balanced)
  14. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)
  15. Iravunk (Opposition)
  16. Oragir.news (Opposition)
  17. Livenews.am (Opposition)

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