The trade of fruits imported from Armenia has been normalized in Moscow, and the owners of Food City market have promised to let Armenian truckers bring their produce. This is what Ambassador of Armenia to Russia Vardan Toghanyan told TASS today.

“The Embassy of Armenia in Russia is following the situation at Food City. The owners have promised that everything will be fine, if Armenian truckers decide to bring their produce to the market. Two truckers were able to enter the market last night,” he said.

According to Toghanyan, in general, everything is getting back to normal. He also emphasized the fact that there are no problems with the sale and supply of fruits imported from Armenia in Moscow and other regions of Russia.

Yesterday, in an interview with the Russian RBK agency, Toghanyan informed that the employees of the Embassy of Armenia in the Russian Federation had visited Food City market to regulate the situation, but were told to leave the premises.

The Embassy of Armenia in Russia received messages from Armenian exporters according to which they had been prohibited from trading at Food City. The Embassy explored the situation, informed the Moscow authorities about the discrepancies, and representatives of the diplomatic mission visited the market. Food City’s administration didn’t wish to listen to the representatives and ‘used force to make them leave’.

News about trucks filled with Armenian goods being brought out of Moscow’s Food City market at midnight was posted on social networks Friday. Some suppliers reported that the food was already rotten.

The Food City market belongs to the Food City group of companies, which is owned by natives of Azerbaijan, entrepreneurs God Nisanov and Zarakh Iliev.

The trucks have been offered alternative locations in Moscow to sell their goods. The owner of Tashir Group Samvel Karapetyan has earlier today offered a point where farmers from Armenia could sell the product free of charge.

Armenian social media users, in turn, launched a flashmob. To support goods, Armenians from different Russian cities have come to the sites to buy fruits.

The host of events Edgar Hambardzumyan took to his Facebook to go live from the scene. He also said that umbrellas were distributed to those present to protect them from the rain.

Musicians also arrived. Armenian songs and dances are expected in the wholesale shopping center.

The apricot from two trucks has already been sold, the third and fourth trucks have arrived, including those with cherries and plums.