Iceland grants ‘safe country’ status to Georgia

Iceland has added Georgia to the list of safe countries.

According to the immigration service of Iceland, human rights are being protected in Georgia and the country’s state constitution ensures equality among the citizens.

Iceland’s immigration service has studied the current situation in Georgia and defined that the county has all the necessary preconditions for being defied as safe”, the statement said.

The immigration service also believes the international organisations working on human rights protection in Georgia have opportunity to freely carry out their activities without any obstacles.

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