OREANDA-NEWS Mexico would like to supply more tequila to Russian markets, Mexican Ambassador to Russia Eduardo Villegas Mejias said in an interview with RTVI.

"Let's just say that tequila is somewhere on the verge of by degree, by the presence of alcohol, it is just, one might say, on the border. There are some tequilas that exceed this degree, and therefore they do not come to Russia," he said.

Mejias also called this alcoholic drink one of the factors of rapprochement between Russian and Mexican cultures. "Cooperation in the cultural field is also important in the work of the embassy. The point is to bring our Tapes closer together.ru" culture. Russians know Frida Kahlo well, tequila is well known in Russia," the ambassador said.

Since 2022, the supply of imported alcohol of various types to Russia is limited. For example, the producer of Absolut vodka, Jim Beam and Macallan whiskey, as well as Guinness and Smirnoff refused to sell their products in the country.