The United States Department of State has imposed visa restrictions on approximately 20 Georgian citizens, including government ministers, members of parliament, representatives of law enforcement and security services, as well as private individuals.
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On December 12, the Department of State announced a new decision under its visa restrictions policy, prohibiting the issuance of U.S. visas to individuals responsible for or complicit in undermining democracy in Georgia.
“The United States strongly condemns the Georgian Dream party’s ongoing, brutal, and unjustified violence against Georgian citizens, including protesters, members of the media, human rights activists, and opposition figures. Georgian Dream has turned away from Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic future, which the Georgian people overwhelmingly desire and the Georgian constitution envisions.
We are committed to seeing that senior officials responsible for or complicit in undermining democracy will be subject to visa restrictions. We are preparing additional actions, including sanctions, to hold to account those who undermine democracy in Georgia,” the State Department said in a statement.
The Department emphasized that the United States, together with the Georgian people, aspires to see a strong, prosperous, and democratic Georgia firmly integrated into the Euro-Atlantic community.
To date, the United States has imposed restrictions on more than 100 individuals and their family members associated with the Georgian Dream.
