May. 16 2024
Source Page: Georgia's Law on the Transparency of Foreign Influence: UK statement to the OSCEFound: Madam Chair, The UK is a close friend of Georgia.
Mentions:
1: None Turning to Georgia, we continue to observe with concern the events in Tbilisi, including yesterday’s - Speech Link
2: Earl of Minto (Con - Excepted Hereditary) While Georgia and Ukraine are separate geopolitical issues, the Georgian people know all too well the - Speech Link
3: Earl of Minto (Con - Excepted Hereditary) We all saw the riots inside and outside the Parliament of Georgia earlier this week. - Speech Link
Asked by: Adam Holloway (Conservative - Gravesham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether (a) he and (b) the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (i) have made and (ii) plan to make representations to their counterparts in Georgia on ensuring free and fair elections in that country.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
The UK is committed to supporting Georgia to hold elections that meet international standards. During his March 2023 visit to Georgia, the former Foreign Secretary pledged £500,000 to support election monitoring in Georgia, including £70,000 to support the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights mission ahead of elections expected in October 2024. The former Minister for Europe discussed elections with then Georgian Prime Minister Gharibashvili during his visit to Tbilisi on 21 November 2023.
Asked by: Adam Holloway (Conservative - Gravesham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether (a) he and (b) the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (i) have made and (ii) plan to make representations to their counterparts in Georgia on the treatment of British and international NGOs ahead of elections in the context of the introduction of the foreign agents bill in that country.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
The UK is committed to supporting a vibrant civil society in Georgia, which is an essential attribute of a healthy democracy. I [Minister for Europe] discussed this and a range of other issues with the Georgian Ambassador on 17 April and 14 May. In my statement of 14 May, I called on the Georgian Government to withdraw the law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, and also noted my deep concerns regarding the orchestrated intimidation of demonstrators in Tbilisi. Our Ambassador in Tbilisi has also consistently made our concerns clear to the Georgian authorities, most recently to the Prime Minister on 22 April and President on 4 May.
May. 15 2024
Source Page: Georgia: Knowledge Base profileFound: Georgia: Knowledge Base profile
May. 15 2024
Source Page: Open general export licence export for exhibition: military goodsFound: (Republic of), Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia
May. 15 2024
Source Page: Open general export licence export for exhibition: military goodsFound: Republic of), Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Gui nea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia