The decision of the United States and the EU to stop funding for the Georgian army and the Lugar laboratory near Tbilisi is unclear, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said. This was reported by TV channel 1tv.ge.
“There are many areas in which the government is involved [Грузии] he can be punished, but he cannot be punished through the Georgian army, which is our protection,” Zurabishvili said.
The Georgian army has full trust from the people and is the only support from the state, the president emphasized. The United States is a powerful state, not a small child, said the politician.
The Richard Lugar Public Health Research Center was opened near Tbilisi International Airport in Alekseevka town in 2011 under the American government program.
The ruling Georgian Dream party passed a law on foreign agents this spring, which met with sharp criticism from the opposition, the United States and the European Union, which warned that the measures would hamper bilateral relations with the West.
Under the new rules, non-governmental organizations and media outlets whose foreign funding exceeds 20% of their annual income must register as an “organization that serves the interests of a foreign power.” “
In early August, the Secretary of State Anthony Blinken The United States said the United States was suspending more than $95 million in aid to Georgia as part of an investigation into cooperation related to Tbilisi’s adoption of the foreign agents law. Previously, for the same reason, the EU decided to freeze the €30 million that was supposed to be given to the Georgian Ministry of Defense. Vice President of the Parliament of Georgia Nino Cilosani he noted that Lugar’s laboratory will continue to operate as usual, despite the suspension of funding from the United States.
2024-08-06 00:15:00
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