Georgia will not be used to circumvent sanctions on Russia - ruling party head
Ruling Georgian Dream party chair Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday said authorities remained committed to international sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Georgian Dream press office
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Ruling Georgian Dream party chair Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday said the Georgian territory and its financial institutions would not be used in circumvention of international sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
In no way will Georgia be used as a tool to bypass the sanctions. It is of primary importance for Georgian Dream authorities, and we will follow this principle to the end”, Kobakhidze said.
The official stressed “no breach” of international sanctions against Russia had been observed in Georgia since the beginning of hostilities in Ukraine in late February.
If we decide that any move can lead to certain violations and circumvention of sanctions, the government will react appropriately”, the official added.
Several Ukrainian officials, as well as a part of the domestic Georgian opposition have accused Georgian authorities of “ensuring aid” to Russia to circumvent the sanctions, without providing specific evidence.
Responding to the “groundless and insulting allegations”, the Georgian government has accused the “radical part” of the domestic opposition and people “affiliated to them” in the Ukrainian government of working to “drag Georgia into the war” through a forceful change of the country’s current political leadership.
Companies or individuals that have been subject to international sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine are barred from registering as entities in Georgia, Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi, said on Monday.
Georgia stands with the Ukrainian people and has taken a “firm stance” “wherever” political support has been needed, the ruling Georgian Dream party head Irakli Kobakhidze said on Thursday in an interview with Imedi TV.
Georgia has always been a good partner in complying with international sanctions, Kelly Degnan, the United States Ambassador to Georgia, told journalists on Thursday.
Georgia is in full compliance with the financial sanctions imposed by the international community against Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said on Thursday.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said a part of the domestic opposition was “vitally interested” in the country not receiving the European Union membership candidate status.
Georgia is “one of the leading countries” in enforcement of international sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, the country’s Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili said on Monday.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday said the Government's non-recognition policy towards the country’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions was “consistent” and would not be revised, after the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said the conflicts in Georgia could be resolved if Tbilisi pledged “non-use of force” against the de facto authorities and launched “delimitation of borders” with them.