When two businessmen talk about trade relations with each other, is there anything surprising in that? The only country I know of that has imposed sanctions on Yevtushenkov is Australia, said Irakli Kobakhidze, chairman of the Georgian Dream party, regarding an audio recording allegedly involving Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of the Georgian Dream, and Vladimir Yevtushenkov, the Russian oligarch and the founder of Sistemas.

According to Kobakhidze, no one knows whether the recording is authentic or not. According to him, the position of the Government that they are not cutting trade relations with Russia is officially known.

"Nobody knows whether it is authentic or not. Even if it was authentic, there is nothing. We are talking about trade relations. You know that Georgia has officially stated its position on this, Georgia maintains trade relations with the Russian Federation. The product is being exported and imported, this is our stated position, it is not against any law and we do not contradict any other principles. In addition, the product is imported for local consumption only. Let me remind you that Ukraine also maintains certain trade relations with the Russian Federation, receiving gas from Russia, including for its own consumption, and then transiting this gas to EU countries. Therefore, the fact that Georgia maintains trade relations is neither illegal nor immoral, especially in the conditions when Ukraine maintains it.

As for the investigation, it is up to the law enforcement agencies to decide, if there was a meeting with anyone, the Prime Minister will make a statement and comment on it. This recording concerns trade relations. When two businessmen talk about trade relations with each other, is there anything surprising in that? The only country I know of that has imposed sanctions on this person is Australia. This is an interesting detail," Kobakhidze said.

For information, according to "Cyber ​​Kmara", an audio recording of the founder of Georgian Dream, Bidzina Ivanishvili, and the Russian oligarch, the founder of Sistemas, Vladimir Yevtushenkov, is disseminated on the social network. The telephone conversation dated March 10 and March 12 this year, concerns a meeting of Russian businessmen in Tbilisi. The recording mentions the name of Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili, about whom Ivanishvili allegedly told Yevtushenkov that he had met with his envoy. In response, Yevtushenkov allegedly asks Ivanishvili to personally meet with his representative.

source: IPN