Swedish minister: The Swedish government stops direct cooperation with the Georgian government

The Swedish government is suspending direct cooperation with the Georgian government, the Swedish Minister of International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, Benjamin Dousa, announced.

According to him, "the developments in Georgia have been alarming for a long time".

"The violations observed by international observers during the parliamentary elections held on Saturday confirm this. Attempts to prevent the country's civil society from fulfilling its democratic role, in particular through restrictive legislation, are against the norms and values ​​of the European Union. Therefore, the government stops the direct cooperation between the Swedish-Georgian government, which has been It is still going on, including with the Georgian Tax Authority", says Benjamin Dousa.

According to him, if Georgia gets closer to the European Union, relations may be renewed.

According to Sweden Herald, Sweden's aid to Georgia is 200 million kroner per year. This year, 25 million was allocated to the country's civil society.