"Yogurt" debate between Georgia and Armenia

Armenia's attempt to send "Matsun" yogurt, which is similar to the name of Georgia's patented "Matsoni" yogurt, to Russia via Georgia, received wide coverage in the press of the two countries, and was among the most discussed topics on social networking platforms. Since the names of the products produced as "Matsun" in Armenia and "Matsoni" in Georgia and meaning "yogurt" in the languages of the two countries are very similar, Armenian yogurt is not allowed to transit to the Russian market via Georgia. Georgia had banned the transit of a truck loaded with a product called Matsun, produced in Armenia, to Russia in 2021, since Matsoni had patented it in 2012 as an intellectual property product. Georgian and Armenian officials state that the reason for the ban is that the label names of yogurt produced in Georgia and Armenia are very similar. The news about Matsun and Matsoni in the press caused similar discussions in the two countries about who produced the yogurt first, who the ...