TBILISI. June 14 (Interfax) - Georgia's ruling party Georgian Dream does not support the idea of freezing Russian financial assets in the country proposed by David Arakhamiya, leader of the Servant of the People majority faction at the Ukrainian Verkhovnaya Rada.
"The freezing of Russian assets would mean the imposition of unilateral sanctions on Russia by Georgia. We've said more than once that we will not impose unilateral sanctions on Russia, as such steps would harm our country and would be aimed against its national interests," Georgian Dream Chairman Irakli Kobakhidze told journalists on Wednesday.
Arakhamiya's statement essentially implied that Georgia would have to open "a second front" against Russia, Kobakhidze said.
"Ukrainian leaders have repeatedly called on us to open a second front against Russia, but we have no desire to engage in a dispute with them. We are guided exclusively by protecting our country's national interests," Kobakhidze said.