Ruling party head: our stance on not imposing sanctions against Russia “unchanged”
In his comments, Kobakhidze stressed by imposing economic sanctions against Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, the Georgian government would not be able to “harm” Russia, but would put its own country and population “under the heaviest blow”. Photo: Georgian Dream
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The Georgian Government’s stance on not imposing sanctions against Russia remains unchanged and “no one can change” it, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party head Irakli Kobakhidze said on Wednesday.
Kobakhidze said it was the United National Movement opposition party’s “obvious goal” for the Government to impose economic sanctions against Russia and “involve this country in the war”, leading to “dire consequences for Georgia and its people.”
The GD politician highlighted “no country in the world” had imposed sanctions on Russia following the Russia-Georgia war in 2008, despite Russia’s ongoing occupation of 20 percent of Georgia’s territory, its killing of hundreds of military servicemembers and civilians, and bombing of Georgia.
Despite all this, after the 2008 war, the Georgian Government did not impose sanctions on Russia either. Moreover, during the rule of United National Movement, the Georgian Government partially introduced a visa-free regime for Russian citizens in 2010 and fully in 2012”, the GD party head said.
In his comments, Kobakhidze stressed by imposing economic sanctions against Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, the Georgian government would not be able to “harm” Russia, but would put its own country and population “under the heaviest blow”.
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Georgia has always been a good partner in complying with international sanctions, Kelly Degnan, the United States Ambassador to Georgia, told journalists on Thursday.
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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.
The Georgian Government remains committed to the policy of peaceful de-occupation and will resist “all provocations” aimed at escalating a new military confrontation with “our Abkhaz and Ossetian brothers and sisters,” Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Monday.
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Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Thursday Georgia would not be used to circumvent sanctions imposed against Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine.