Gennadiy Onishchenko
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Gennadiy Grigoryevich Onishchenko ' onMouseout='HidePop("73258")' href="/topics/Soviet_Union">Soviet Union
) is a Russia
n government official.
Since 1996 Onishchenko has been the Chief Sanitary Inspector of Russia (succeeding Yevgeny Belyayev). He presided over the decision to ban Moldovan and Georgian wines
as well as other Georgian products in 2006 and Belarus
ian milk and dairy products
in 2009.
On June 24, 2009, Eduard Kokoity
granted Onishchenko honorary citizenship of South Ossetia
.
Has three children - one daughter and two sons.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
) is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n government official.
Since 1996 Onishchenko has been the Chief Sanitary Inspector of Russia (succeeding Yevgeny Belyayev). He presided over the decision to ban Moldovan and Georgian wines
2006 Russian ban of Moldovan and Georgian wines
The 2006 Russian import ban of Moldovan and Georgian wines began in late March 2006 and created a diplomatic conflict between the Republic of Moldova and Georgia on the one hand and Russia on the other...
as well as other Georgian products in 2006 and Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian milk and dairy products
2009 Russian ban of Belarusian dairy products
During a visit of President Putin to the Belarus capital Minsk, Russia expressed interest in the privatisation of some of Belarus's major milk producers...
in 2009.
On June 24, 2009, Eduard Kokoity
Eduard Kokoity
Eduard Dzhabeyevich Kokoity is the de facto President of South Ossetia.-Early life:Eduard Kokoity was born on 31 October 1964 in Tskhinvali, in the Georgian SSR, a part of the Soviet Union at the time. Kokoity was a member, and champion, of the Soviet Union's national wrestling team...
granted Onishchenko honorary citizenship of South Ossetia
South Ossetia
South Ossetia or Tskhinvali Region is a disputed region and partly recognized state in the South Caucasus, located in the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the former Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic....
.
Has three children - one daughter and two sons.