US Ambassador to Georgia responds to the question about the ship with sanctioned cargo in Batumi.
“We are certainly studying this issue. This is very concerning, and we are tracking this kind of activity everywhere. We are working with the government agencies, Customs and Revenue Service, the, the Ministry (of Economy).

We have had very good cooperation on following up on reports like this. It is very important, and I know the government takes it seriously that we monitor very carefully for any attempts at sanctions evasion, and we will continue to do so”, - said Kelly Degnan.