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Degnan on resumption of flights: I understand why Georgian people are worried about this

by Georgia Today
May 19, 2023
in Politics
Reading Time: 1 min read
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US Ambassador to Georgia, Kelly Degnan was asked about the restoration of direct flights between Russia and Georgia, and pointed out that she thinks it’s fair for Georgian citizens to be concerned.

“I understand why Georgian people are worried about this. This is not about sanctioning Georgians. The recent census numbers show there’s only about 130,000 Georgians living in Russia anyway, and most of them are either dual Russian-Georgian citizens or if they wanted to leave Russia, they left last year. What this is really about is the maybe million Russian citizens that want to come to Georgia.

“This is for the convenience largely of Russians who want to come to Georgia, not about Georgia. I think it’s understandable why people are concerned, why people want to have a better understanding of what this is going to cost Georgia. Again, if there are further steps by Russia to normalize relations with Georgia, while Russia still occupies 20% of Georgia’s territory; still detains eight Georgian citizens in South Ossetia; still puts incredible pressure on this country while Russia is attacking and bombing Ukraine; I think it’s fair for Georgian citizens to be concerned,” she stated.

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