Parliament Defence Committee Deputy Chair: “order” from majority of population is “peace”
The Government is doing “everything to ensure” peace and stability in the country, the former Chief of the Georgian Defence Forces told TV Imedi channel in comments to the survey. Photo: Parliament of Georgia.
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The “order” from the “vast majority” of our population to the Government is “peace", Vladimer Chachibaia, the Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Security, said on Monday in response to a poll conducted by the Georgian Opinion Research Business International (GORBI).
The Government is doing “everything to ensure” peace and stability in the country, the former Chief of the Georgian Defence Forces told TV Imedi channel in comments to the survey, which showed a majority of Georgian citizens agree with the Government’s decision not to join economic sanctions against Russia following the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine last month.
The survey was conducted between March 10-16 across Georgia, and involved 1,008 respondents interviewed by telephone.
A majority of Georgian citizens agree with the Government’s decision not to join economic sanctions against Russia following the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine last month, a poll by the Georgian Opinion Research Business International (GORBI) shows.
Georgia "long ago" imposed the restrictions that different countries are now placing on Russia, Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili told reporters on Friday.
Georgia has always been a good partner in complying with international sanctions, Kelly Degnan, the United States Ambassador to Georgia, told journalists on Thursday.
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.
The Georgian Government is in solidarity with Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, but first it must think about its own citizens and avoid causing them damage as much as possible, Georgian Agriculture Minister Otar Shamugia said on Monday.
A “vast majority” of Georgian citizens share views with the Government on steps taken to ensure national interests on the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Monday in comments to the survey by Georgian Opinion Research Business International (GORBI).
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday expressed his condolences to the families of the three Georgian volunteers killed in the ongoing military action in Ukraine.
Georgia's foreign policy course is “firmly defined”, Archil Talakvadze, the Vice Speaker of the Parliament, said on Tuesday in response to a question about potential military neutrality of the country.