Britain suspends aid to Georgia over crackdown on protests
Kyiv • UNN
The UK is suspending all aid programs for Georgia and restricting interaction with the government due to the suppression of protests. British Foreign Secretary David Lemmy said that the actions of the authorities contradict the European course of the country.
The UK is suspending all assistance programs to Georgia and restricting interaction with the Georgian government amid the suppression of protests in the country, Foreign Minister David Lemmy said, UNN with reference to the press service of the British diplomatic department.
Shocking scenes of violence against protesters and journalists by the Georgian authorities are unacceptable and must be stopped. These actions undermine Georgia's international credibility and run counter to Georgia's constitutional commitment to a European future. In light of the developments, the UK will immediately suspend its programmatic support for the Georgian government, limit defense cooperation and limit interaction with representatives of the Georgian Dream government until this departure from European democratic norms and freedoms is stopped
According to him, Britain will continue to support the people of Georgia in their right to choose the future of their country.
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Protests will continue in Georgia due to the government's decision to suspend negotiations with the EU. late in the evening of December 7, men in black clothes and balaclavas attacked the film crew of the opposition TV Pirveli - journalist Maka Chikhladze and her cameraman Georgi Sheciruli.Also, " titushki "near the Office of the Coalition" for change " beat up a member of the party Koba Khabazi. It also became known about the beating of actor Georgy Makharadze.
It is reported that more than 56 journalists were injured to varying degrees at the protests in Tbilisi.
