We will impose sanctions on individuals and business entities that are involved in human rights violations or corruption, - Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie said at a press conference together with the Latvian and Estonian Foreign Ministers and the Lithuanian Deputy Foreign Minister.
"Canada expresses solidarity with the Georgian people, and we are very concerned about what Russia is trying to do in Georgia, and we will follow the example of (Baltic countries) in this regard, we will impose sanctions on individuals and business entities that are involved in human rights violations or corruption, our Based on the sanctions regime. You will hear more from me in the coming days about this issue," Melanie Jolie said.
To remind you, the foreign ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, Gabrielius Landbergis, Baiba Braje and Margus Tsahkna, announced yesterday that the three Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, jointly agreed to impose national sanctions on those "who participate in the suppression of legitimate protests in Georgia".
Today, the foreign ministers of Lithuania and Estonia published a list of people who will not be able to enter the Baltic countries.
Refuse to enter Lithuania due to their responsibility for human rights violations: Bidzina Ivanishvili, Vakhtang Gomelauri, Shalva Bedoidze, Ioseb Chelidze, Aleksandre Darakhvelidze, Giorgi Butkhuz, Zviad Kharzishvili, Miller Lagazauri, Mirza Kezevadze, Vazha Siradze and Teimuraz Kupatadze," Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis said.