YEREVAN. – Russia will not stop importing Armenian brandy even if it becomes a World Trade Organization (WTO) member, Armenia’s Economy Minister Tigran Davtyan said during a press conference on Tuesday. 

“Russia will actually become a WTO member in six months. [And] If we familiarize ourselves with the timetable of their commitments, we will see that these actions will take place gradually and smoothly,” Davtyan informed.   

In his words, there will not be abrupt changes, including in the case of brandy. And the possible future changes are connected merely with the name: cognac, or brandy? But even in this case, as per the Minister, this will hardly impact the Yerevan Brandy Factory, for example, since its Ararat brand, and not the drink, is better known in Russia. “The trademark must become known, and not what is inside,” Tigran Davtyan maintained.