About 6,400 Russian companies were registered in Georgia as of February 2022, seven times higher than all in 2021.
Two dozen human rights organizations appealed to the government of Georgia with a request to introduce a visa regime for citizens of the Russian Federation. On Wednesday, August 17, the News-Georgia portal wrote this.
Non-governmental organizations believe that after the start of Russia’s mass invasion of Ukraine, the issue of mass relocation of Russian citizens to Georgia has become extremely acute. They point out that the Russians “could use the territory of Georgia they occupied to get out of the difficult economic situation created by the sanctions for Russia.”
The authors of the statement believe that “the ongoing occupation, ethnic cleansing committed by the Russian Federation in Georgia, crimes against humanity, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the strategy often used by the Russian Federation – intervention in a foreign state under the pretext of the so-called “protection of its own citizens” – creates sufficient grounds for the introduction of the visa regime.
They also remember that restricting the rights of citizens of an occupying or hostile state is a common practice and consistent with internationally recognized human rights standards.
On this basis, the authors of the statement demand to “immediately establish a visa regime for Russian citizens and reconsider the legal status of those who have already entered the territory of Georgia.”
Recall that the Finnish authorities plan to drastically reduce the number of tourist visas issued to Russians.
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Source: korrespondent
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