Gov’t has “principled position” on not allowing use of Georgia for circumventing sanctions against Russia
The PM said his team had “very close cooperation [and] coordination” with its international partners, in response to recent speculation in the country about sanctioned goods being in transit through its territory. Photo: Government's Administration.
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The Georgian Government has a “principled position” on not allowing “any legal entity or individual” to use the territory of Georgia to circumvent international sanctions imposed against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Wednesday.
The PM said his team had “very close cooperation [and] coordination” with its international partners, in response to recent speculation in the country about sanctioned goods being in transit through its territory.
Any type of goods, both military and dual-use, as well as all products included in the international sanctions imposed by the United States, United Kingdom, European Union and individual countries on Russia and Belarus over the military aggression in Ukraine are subject to “strict customs control” in Georgia, the country’s Revenue Service said on April 22.
The Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on April 18 Georgia would “not be a country” where Russia would be able to bypass international sanctions, following his visit to Ukraine and meeting with the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Chair Ruslan Stefanchuk.
Papuashvili acknowledged it was “important” for Ukraine that Georgia is not used “in any way” to circumvent the sanctions on Russia, and added his Government’s stance on supporting the country under the invasion was “clear, unambiguous and understandable among [Ukraine's Government].”
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday said he hoped the recently announced referendum for Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region to join Russia would “not have a continuation”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday denied media reports on his meeting with Russian businessman Ali Uzdenov, telling reporters he had been approached about an encounter for “business offers” but denied the opportunity.
If the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili was in power today there would be a war in Georgia, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Wednesday.
Certain sources are releasing “falsified conversations” in order to cause “mislead the public” and achieve a starting of a war in Georgia, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Wednesday in response to a release of an alleged recording of a call between Russian businessman Vladimer Evtushenkov and former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili this week.
Andriy Kasyanov, the Acting Ambassador of Ukraine to Georgia, on Thursday said his Government welcomed the statement by the Georgian Prime Minister on the “principled position” of his Government over not allowing the use of the territory of Georgia for circumventing international sanctions placed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
The Department of Strategic Communication of the Georgian Government on Thursday rejected as “disinformation” a tweet by a researcher of the Georgian-based Economic Policy Research Center thinktank that alleged Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili had claimed Georgia’s Western partners had wanted to drag the country “into the war” in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Providing military assistance to Ukraine and opening a second front in Georgia in the war are the two questions the Georgian Government cannot be expected to take part in, Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Thursday in an interview with the Georgian Public Broadcaster.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Friday said comments by Oleksiy Arestovych, the Advisor to the Ukrainian President, on Georgian Government’s policies in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine were “unfortunate”.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday rejected the “absurd accusations and insults” about his Government’s stance on the Ukraine war from the Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych, saying the statements were “damaging relations” between the two nations.
Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Archil Talakvadze on Monday said reports in Ukrainian media on talks between Russia and Georgia over re-export of Russian goods to third countries were “unfounded and incorrect”.
Kelly Degnan, the United States Ambassador to Georgia, said on Thursday the US was working with its Georgian partners to oppose any attempts by Russia to circumvent the international sanctions imposed on the country for its invasion of Ukraine.
The 2022 Investment Climate Statements released by the United States Department of State on Thursday said the National Bank of Georgia and Georgian financial institutions were acting "fully in accordance" with the financial sanctions imposed by the United States and others on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine.
Russian and Panamanian-flagged ships loaded with fuel and grain between August 11 and 15 and accepted at Georgia’s Poti and Batumi ports had “no connections” with companies sanctioned for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia said on Tuesday.