Justice Minister: decisions made by PM amid Russian invasion of Ukraine based on “certain information and evidence”
Speaking to the channel, Bregadze spoke about the risks to national security in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and said Georgia’s National Security Council was working “actively” on the matter. Photo: Ministry of Justice
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Decisions made by the Prime Minister of Georgia amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine are based on “certain information and evidence”, Minister of Justice of Georgia Rati Bregadze said on Sunday in an interview with Imedi TV.
Speaking to the channel, Bregadze spoke about the risks to national security in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and said Georgia’s National Security Council was working “actively” on the matter.
The fact that the war could become real at any time, we saw it in 2008. Also, just a month ago, the entire world saw that a war broke out in Ukraine, in the middle of Europe. Consequently, when we take certain steps, all risks must be properly calculated, taken into account,” the Minister told the channel.
Bregadze also pointed to Russian military bases on Georgia’s Russia-occupied regions among risks that “should be taken into account” by the Government in its decisions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Georgia has supported Ukraine in “all international formats”, while the Georgian people have been providing humanitarian aid to their Ukrainian counterparts, the official also told the interview.
Zbigniew Rau, the Chairman-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, has extended his gratitude to Georgian authorities and citizens for their support for Ukraine, noting the OSCE commended the country’s “unconditional” support for the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
Georgia is a “strong supporter” of Ukraine in all international formats, Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said on Wednesday in a briefing with Zbigniew Rau, the Chairman-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Many countries have failed to do as much for Ukraine as Georgia, Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani told an interview with TV Imedi on Friday, in response to the recall of the Ukrainian Ambassador in Georgia by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week.
The Ukrainian Government is in a state of war, but this still does not justify the steps which are an “insult” to the Georgian state, Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Thursday in response to the recall of the Ukrainian Ambassador in Georgia by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Each Georgian diplomat will continue to serve the best interests of the country abroad “with usual determination”, the newly appointed Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili said on Monday in a briefing at the Government Administration.
Ilia Darchiashvili, the former Head of the Government Administration, has been appointed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced on Monday in a press briefing.
The Georgian Justice Ministry has proposed transferring the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili to Vivamedi, a civilian clinic in capital Tbilisi, for medical checks and treatment, Minister Rati Bregadze said after the Government meeting on Tuesday.
The European Court of Human Rights has not received “a single complaint” about human rights violations at the Georgian penitentiary system since 2013, Georgian Minister of Justice Rati Bregadze said on Friday at a plenary session of the Georgian Parliament.