საინფორმაციო სააგენტო ინტერპრესნიუსი

I am not going to recognize the results of the elections as transparent, fair or democratic, because they were not. So I am glad that we are discussing this. We also have a list of various measures. If the Georgian authorities do not change their course towards their own people, there is also a possibility of suspending visa liberalization in the future, - Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna told reporters before the start of the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union in Brussels.

According to him, Estonia has added 14 additional high-level officials to the sanctions list, including the Prime Minister of Georgia.

“We hope that today we will be able to reach the level of being able to ban diplomatic and service passports, as well as some personal passports, but the conversation should be much longer. What is happening in Georgia now, we can say, is not a democratic society, this violence is directed against human rights, this is a criminal act. I have stated before that I am not going to recognize the results of the elections as transparent, fair or democratic, because there were none. So, I am glad that we are discussing this. We also have a list of various measures. If the Georgian government does not change its course towards its own people, there is also a possibility of suspending visa liberalization in the future,” Margus Tsahkna noted.

According to him, the Georgian people should understand that the European Union is on their side, but there will be consequences for the Georgian government.