Witch-hunt in Azerbaijan’s supermarkets

An Indian tea sold in supermarket of Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital city, with an identification mark including Armenian letters was labeled a witch becoming hunted.

Not bothering to ascertain where this tea had been produced but rather for hoop-la Musavat.com’s reporter twice published that this is Armenian-made product. Asked by this web-site spokesman for Azerbaijan’s State Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Patents Fazil Talibli said that goods with identification mark including Armenian letters are put on the list of prohibited items for sale.

“Recently, there were found dried fruits marked “Sevan” in Armenian. The Committee has fined the shop, and this product was prohibited for sale,” said Fazil Talibli.

“Imported in Azerbaijan products must necessarily include identification mark in Azerbaijani pointing place of production and packing. That tea wasn’t probably Armenian-made; however, products labeled with Armenian-written identification mark or with Armenia’s flag are strongly prohibited for sale in Azerbaijan. In case of watching such goods, people who distribute and sell them, face Law Collection of chastisement.” According to Azerbaijani official, the Committee conducts regular audits of all shopping centers all over Azerbaijan to prevent the distribution of Armenian-made goods.

Thus, any product including those of the highest quality may bring troubles to distributors if an identification mark has a single Armenian letter written while Musavat.com says that Armenian-marked products are in great request.