I think it is a matter of pride when you are sanctioned for defending the interests of your country, putting your personal interests on the other side. Such a statement made today Levan Matchavariani, the Deputy Chairman of the Georgian Dream faction.

"Bidzina Ivanishvili is being sanctioned for peace. Let’s call everything by its name. He was under de facto sanctions for 3 years in order to use this as a blackmail mechanism. The huge amount of frozen money that he did not exchange for the unrest in Georgia could not be forgiven.

But, on the contrary, I think it is a matter of pride when you are sanctioned for defending the interests of your country and putting your personal interests on the other side. Of course, we are only grateful to Bidzina Ivanishvili for this", - added Levan Matchavariani.