Baltic: Georgian officials sanctioned for human rights violations

The three Baltic States have imposed entry bans on 11 Georgian officials due to their involvement in suppressing mass protests against the Georgian government’s decision to delay the country’s EU accession talks, Civil Georgia reports. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania urged the EU to levy sanctions on Georgian officials responsible for the violent police crackdown, Devdiscourse…

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Baltic: Baltic states to impose sanctions on Georgian authorities

The three Baltic states have agreed to impose national sanctions against those who suppressed legitimate protests in Georgia, Civil Georgia reports. In their joint statement, the Baltic foreign ministers said that “opponents of democracy and violators of human rights are not welcome in our countries.” Meanwhile, all three Baltic presidents phoned their Georgian counterpart, Salome…

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Estonia: New Estonian ambassador to Georgia presents credentials

Estonia’s new ambassador to Georgia, Marge Mardisalu-Kahar, has presented her credentials to Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, Civil.ge reports. During the presentation ceremony, Zourabichvili and Mardisalu-Kahar discussed bilateral relations, Georgia’s EU integration, the situation in Georgia, and support for Ukraine. The ambassador assured that Estonia would continue to support Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration and Georgia’s territorial integrity….

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