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The News in Brief

Thursday, May 5, 2022
Prepared by The Messenger Staff

Government Administration Says, Gharibashvili left for Poland

According to the government administration, Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili has left for Poland.

According to them, Gharibashvili will take part in a high-level international donors' conference "for Ukraine", which will be co-hosted by the Prime Ministers of Poland and Sweden in partnership with the Presidents of the Council of Europe and the European Commission. According to them, Gharibashvili will take part in the charity session planned within the conference.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Ilia Darchiashvili is in the delegation.



Moscow Bans Japan PM 62 Citizens From Entering Russia

Russia has imposed sanctions on Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kashida and 62 other citizens of the country. They were banned from entering Russia.

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the administration of the Prime Minister of Japan has launched an unprecedented anti-Russian campaign.

“The Fumio Kishida administration has launched an unprecedented anti-Russian campaign, allowing unacceptable rhetoric, slander and direct threats against Russia,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The foreign ministry said in a statement that Tokyo was taking practical steps to dismantle its good neighborly relations with Russia, as well as to damage Russia's economy and international prestige.

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Japan has approved several packages of sanctions against Russia. Japan has suspended visas and frozen assets for those recognizing the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts.

In addition, Japan banned exports and imports from Donetsk and Lugansk, the issuance of Russian bonds, and circulation in Japan.

In addition, Japan froze the property of 398 Russian citizens. The list of sanctioned children includes two children of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as the wife and son of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.