Ruling party MP: Gov’t fulfilling international obligations on Russian sanctions “in good faith”
Rati Ionatamishvili, an MP of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday said the Government was fulfilling its international obligations “in good faith”, following the Revenue Service’s announcement on Wednesday of prohibitions on re-export of vehicles imported from the United States and European Union member countries to Russia and Belarus. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Rati Ionatamishvili, an MP of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday said the Government was fulfilling its international obligations “in good faith”, following the Revenue Service’s announcement on Wednesday of prohibitions on re-export of vehicles imported from the United States and European Union member countries to Russia and Belarus.
Commenting on the restrictions - imposed as part of the international sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine - Ionatamishvili alleged a “number of misinformation campaigns [alleging evasion of the sanctions through Georgia]” had been waged as a “hybrid war against the country” by the domestic “radical opposition”.
The fact is that all this time they could not find anything [to support their alleged campaign] but have destroyed themselves and their already tarnished reputation”, Ionatamishvili claimed.
Earlier today Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Committee on Human Rights, said the Government was “committed” to preventing the possibility of use of the country’s territory for circumvention of the international sanctions imposed on Russia.
Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Committee on Human Rights, on Thursday said the Government was “committed” to preventing the possibility of use of the country’s territory for circumvention of the international sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
The Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia on Wednesday said that re-exporting of imported vehicles from the United States and the European Union member countries to Russia and Belarus would be prohibited from Georgia, as part of the international sanctions imposed against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said “not a single fact” of the international sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine being bypassed through the Georgian territory had been confirmed “even at the level of suspicion”.
The Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia on Sunday stated the country “fully complied with” the international sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine since its establishment, and all customs procedures “have been strictly monitored”.
The exporting and re-exporting of imported vehicles from the European Union member states to Russia and Belarus are prohibited from Georgia starting today, as part of the international sanctions imposed against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, the Revenue Service of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday.