It is not true that a large number of people come to Georgia and that it contains risks. Such a statement made today the Minister of Economy, while talking about the number of Russian citizens entering Georgia.

“We also discussed this at a Government meeting. These statistics were interesting for all of us. The Minister of Internal Affairs informed us about this, he will have a public speech in the Parliament in the near future and will make a more detailed report on these issues, which may be of interest to the public or political forces, the Ministry itself will make a statement. The information is not to be hidden, on the contrary, it is interesting.

We have seen that many issues in society are perceived very emotionally and we absolutely understand it, therefore, more accurate information needs to be provided. The figure, if I am not mistaken, is about 20 - 25 thousand people. This is roughly the range that was observed in 2020 before the pandemic restrictions.

In 2021, all traffic was completely closed, a strict isolation regime was imposed due to COVID-19. Therefore, in 2020 it was about the same. So, it is not true that a large number of people come to Georgia and that it contains risks”, - said Levan Davitashvili.