Parliament Vice Speaker: no Ukraine demands on sanctions on Russia as Georgia already part of international measures
He also added his Government was part of “important documents and systems”, both logistical and customs-related, that made smuggling of sanctioned goods through its territory “impossible”. Photo: 1tv.ge
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There have been no demands from the Ukrainian authorities to their Georgian counterparts on sanctions against Russia, as Georgia is already a part of all international measures imposed on the Kremlin following its invasion of Ukraine, Parliament Vice Speaker Archil Talakvadze said in an interview released by the Georgian Public Broadcaster on Sunday.
Talakvadze was responding to recent debates on the Georgian Government’s stance on sanctions, and speaking following a visit by a Georgian Parliamentary delegation to Ukraine on Sunday. The Parliament official said the visit had shown Georgia’s support to the country and its people defending themselves from the aggression.
There were no ‘categorical demands’ or ‘conditions’ imposed by Ukraine on sanctions [against Russia], for the simple reason that Georgia is a part of all major international sanctions. It is simply impossible for anyone in Georgia to circumvent sanctions. Georgia, in this process, as in many other parts, is a member of the Western society and the Western family,” Talakvadze said.
He also added his Government was part of “important documents and systems”, both logistical and customs-related, that made smuggling of sanctioned goods through its territory “impossible”.
Talakvadze’s comment follows the Ministry of Finance of Georgia responding to allegations by some Ukrainian authorities on April 4, about Russia creating smuggling channels for sanctioned products using Georgian territory. The Ministry called the statements “a completely baseless and absurd accusation”.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, along with the parliamentary delegation of Georgia, met with Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Chair Ruslan Stefanchuk and denounced Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine on an official visit to the country on Saturday.
The Georgian parliamentary delegation, led by Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, arrived in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
The Georgian MPs departed for Ukraine on Friday and will meet with their Ukrainian counterparts on Saturday.
Georgia will “never allow” any sanctioned cargo to be transported through its territory, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Friday, following accusations of Ukrainian authorities on Russia smuggling products using Georgian territory to evade sanctioned imposed on it for its invasion of Ukraine.
The Georgian authorities are waiting for evidence from the Ukrainian Government that prove the “dirty lies” on the territory of Georgia being used for smuggling sanctioned products to Russia “as soon as possible”, Thea Tsulukiani, the Vice Prime Minister and Georgian Minister of Culture said on Wednesday.
Georgia will not be a country where Russia will be able to bypass international sanctions for its invasion of Ukraine, Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili stated on Sunday, following his visit to Ukraine and meeting with the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Chair Ruslan Stefanchuk.
Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, said on Monday the Georgian parliamentary delegation had observed “signs of war crimes” during their visit to Ukraine on the weekend.
Georgia has taken “specific steps” to show support for Ukraine, and the country stands with the Ukrainian people in “every possible way”, Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Monday.
Georgia is not imposing sanctions against Russia, but the country will not become a way to circumvent the international measures taken against the Kremlin for its invasion of Ukraine, Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Monday.
Thea Tsulukiani, the Georgian Vice Prime Minister and Culture Minister, on Tuesday said the visit of the Parliamentary delegation from the country to Ukraine over the weekend had been “very important and successful” amid the ongoing Russian invasion.