Shaheen, Risch Welcome Action to Pause Bilateral Assistance to the Georgian Government

"We welcome today's announcement suspending bilateral assistance to Georgia in response to its decision to implement a foreign agents law that will be used to target civil society and human rights organizations fighting for a free and democratic future. Since Georgia regained independence from Moscow in 1991, the United States has been a proud supporter of democratic efforts and reforms, working alongside the government to strengthen its institutions and support its territorial integrity following Russia's 2008 annexation of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The Georgian government has wrongly believed that its rejection of its citizens' democratic aspirations would have no bearing on its relationship with the United States. Today's decision sends a message that United States assistance is not unconditional, and the government's actions have real consequences.

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