As per the exclusive
information of radio station Tbilisi, the court has recognized Philip Morris –
the biggest cigarette manufacturer – to be responsible to pay 70 million USD in
favor of Omega.
A while ago Philip
Morris terminated 3-year agreement with a Georgian partner company Omega and
concluded a new agreement with GD Alcoa Lays, which was supposed to distribute
PM’s products in Georgia.
According to the
radio station’s source, PM unilaterally terminated the contract with Omega,
which became a reason of confrontation and the dispute continued in the court.
Radio station
Tbilisi contacted Omega’s representatives. The HR manager of the company said
that the company is not aware of any such information.
As per the
information of radio station Tbilisi, GD Alcoa Lays’ distribution chain is also
paralyzed. They are ready to distribute PM’s products on the market, but they
cannot do it until PM compensates damages to Omega.
Prices of
Parliament, Marlboro, Chesterfield an L&M has almost tripled since 3
January and vary between 8-12 GEL.
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