Russian Deputy PM says no plans to ban McDonald's: Itar-Tass

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Russian Deputy PM says no plans to ban McDonald's: Itar-Tass

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-deputy-pm-says-no-plans-ban-mcdonalds-125342464--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3ETRjX1OlwBJxw3TLdbtig--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-23T125342Z_1006950001_LYNXMPEA7M054_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-RUSSIA-MCDONALDS-DVORKOVICH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The walls and towers of the Kremlin are reflected in a window of a closed McDonald's restaurant, one of four temporarily closed by the state food safety watchdog, in Moscow" align="left" title="The walls and towers of the Kremlin are reflected in a window of a closed McDonald's restaurant, one of four temporarily closed by the state food safety watchdog, in Moscow" border="0" /></a>Russian authorities are not planning to close the McDonald's chain in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich was quoted saying on Saturday, after inspectors visited a number of restaurants run by the fast-food company. &quot;No one is talking about it at all (a ban on McDonald's in Russia),&quot; Dvorkovich was quoted saying by Itar-Tass news agency, in what could be a reprieve for the food chain, which considers Russia as one of its top markets. Russia's food safety watchdog has launched inspections of McDonald's restaurants across the country against the backdrop of a standoff with the West over the Ukraine crisis and has closed three of its outlets in Moscow, citing breaches of sanitary regulations.</p><br clear="all"/>

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