About Civil.ge
Eng | Geo | Rus
Last updated: 10:55 - 1 May.'18
RSS
Mobile
Twitter
Facebook
Merabishvili on North Caucasus Visa-Free Decision
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi / 17 Oct.'10 / 14:35

Georgia's decision to introduce 90-day visa-free entry rules for Russian citizens residing in North Caucasus will help integration between Georgia and in this region, suffering from the Russian federal forces' "terror", Vano Merabishvili, the Georgian interior minister, said.

"Those living in the North Caucasus are under the [Russian] federal power-wielding structures' terror," Merabishvili said in an interview with the Rustavi 2 TV aired late on October 16.

"It is beneficial for us from the political, economic, as well as humanitarian point of view to have more integration with the North Caucasus people and to give them possibility [residents of the region] to be connected with the western world via Georgia and what is also important I think the number of tourists will increase; they will arrive here for business, holiday, medical treatment," Merabishvili said.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on October 14, that Georgia’s unilateral decision to introduce visa-free rules for residents in seven North Caucasus republics was “a provocation” and an attempt “to destabilize” situation in the region. The decision was came under the opposition's criticism in Georgia.

Extracts from Merabishvili's interview were used in a story, which Georgia's most popular television station Rustavi 2's weekly program Kurieri P.S. dedicated to defending Georgia's decision.

"By the fact that Russia got angry one can guess that Georgia has done right thing," a journalist said in his report.

Latest News
01 May.'18 10:55
We Have Moved to a New Platform
Direct Your Bookmarks to https://civil.ge.
29 Apr.'18 03:54
Ruling Party Candidate Wins MP By-Elections
Givi Chichinadze will represent Vani and Khoni single-mandate constituency in the Parliament of Georgia.
28 Apr.'18 09:40
Polls Open for Vani and Khoni MP By-Elections
48,123 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in Vani and Khoni single-mandate constituency.
27 Apr.'18 17:23
State Dept’s Europe Affairs Point Man to Visit Tbilisi
Wess Mitchell will meet senior government officials and address the NATO-Georgia Public Diplomacy Forum.
27 Apr.'18 13:45
In Quotes: Georgian Politicians on Ex-PM Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Comeback
Bidzina Ivanishvili will be approved as the Georgian Dream party chairman at the upcoming convention.
26 Apr.'18 18:15
SG Jens Stoltenberg: Georgia NATO’s ‘Very Close’ Partner
The NATO Secretary General says Foreign Ministers meeting tomorrow will recognize the country’s progress.
26 Apr.'18 14:24
Ex-PM Ivanishvili to Chair Georgian Dream Party
Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said Ivanishvili was ‘best equipped’ to add new dynamism to the party.
26 Apr.'18 11:12
Lawmaker Proposes Criminal Liability for ‘Insult of Religious Feelings’
The parliamentary human rights committee decided to set up a working group for scrutinizing the draft law.
25 Apr.'18 17:21
New Abkhaz Government Head Appointed
Gennady Gagulia has served as the Abkhaz “prime minister” twice - in 1995-1997, and 2002-2003.
25 Apr.'18 14:43
Watchdog Improves Georgia’s Press Freedom Ranking
None of the countries of the former Soviet Union (except the Baltics) are ranked ahead of Georgia.

About Civil Georgia
Civil.Ge © 2001-2025, Daily News Online
Registered office: 2 Dolidze Str, 4-th Floor.
67