UK to Reduce its Support and Engagement with Georgian Government

“The UK will continue to stand by the people of Georgia in supporting their right to choose their country’s future,” Foreign Secretary Lammy stated.

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UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced the UK will reduce its support and engagement with the Georgian Government.

“The shocking scenes of violence towards protestors and journalists by the Georgian authorities are unacceptable and must stop,” Lammy said in a statement, The Caspian Post reports.

“These actions tarnish Georgia’s international standing and fly in the face of Georgia’s constitutional commitment to a European future,” he said.

The foreign secretary also stressed that in light of ongoing events, the UK will immediately suspend all programme support to the Georgian government, restrict defence cooperation, and limit engagement with representatives of Georgian Dream government until there is a halt to this move away from European democratic norms and freedoms.

“The UK will continue to stand by the people of Georgia in supporting their right to choose their country’s future,” he added.