An Iranian plane carrying a drone to Russia confused Georgia
of Georgia weather although the use of its space does not violate the rules of international law, this situation was not received unequivocally in the country where the majority supports Ukraine
Carrying a drone to Russia Iran cargo planes of Georgia weather passing through its place caused heated discussions in this country.
For several days, the opposition of Georgia has been calling on the government to answer the questions about this issue. The government of opposition activists is sanctioned by the West Iran weather they accuse their company of letting them in through the back door.
The Minister of Economy of Georgia said that the plane of Iran Air Cargo, belonging to Iran Air, departed from Yerevan to Moscow on September 4, in the Georgian airspace in general 10 confirmed that it flew for a minute. However, the ministry denied the claim that the plane was under sanctions. The ministry did not make any statement about the flights on August 21 and 29.
“Iran Air Cargo” company indeed USAIt is not clear whether he is on the sanctions list or not. USA The website of the Treasury says that on September 8 USA Another company belonging to “Iran Air” – the Tehran-based “Safiran” airport services company – has been put on the sanctions list. US Treasury “Safiran” company Iran Accuses of transporting UAVs, personnel and related equipment from Iran to Russia.
In addition to “Safiran”, the Treasury also sanctioned “Paravar Pars Company”, “Design and Manufacturing of Aircraft Engines” and “Baharestan Kish Company”. It is reported that these companies are engaged in the production of drones. At the same time, the institution is responsible for the use of Iranian drones and others military non-Iranian and non-Russia warned the institutions.
Both Georgia and Armenia Europe They are members of the Air Navigation Safety Organization. The headquarters of this organization, better known as “Eurocontrol”, is located in Brussels.
In its statement, the air traffic control company of Georgia “Sakaeronavigatsia” referred to the International Civil Aviation Convention, known as the Chicago Convention. According to the convention, a civil aircraft registered in another state does not need to obtain permission from the aviation authority to fly through the country’s airspace.
“Terrible blow”
Although the use of Georgian airspace does not violate the rules of international law, this situation was not received unambiguously in the country where the majority supports Ukraine.
Leader of the pro-Western opposition “Droa” party Elene Khoshtaria called the incident a “terrible blow” to Georgia’s interests.
Fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington Luke Coffey Georgia, Russia military raised the alarm about serving his interests. He wrote on Twitter on September 9: “It seems that Armenia and Iran carrying an unknown cargo to Russia through Georgian airspace plane It is on the US sanctions list. I understand why Armenia allows this. What about Georgia??
Russia Since the start of the attack on Ukraine, Georgia’s “Georgian Dream” government has been harshly criticized for its stance on the war. Many forces in the country accuse the government of supporting Russia. The day and night protests in Tbilisi following the beginning of the occupation were also related to the government’s decision not to join the international sanctions against Russia.
The government of Georgia has once again come under fire for downing a plane carrying fighters from this country to Ukraine. After this Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky recalled his country’s ambassador to Georgia. The repeated denial of Russian opposition politicians and independent journalists to Georgia has convinced many once again that the government is acting according to Moscow’s agenda.
Last week, the United States in Georgia ambassador Kelly Degnan in his statement to journalists, he said that attention should be paid to cargo under sanctions. “I can say that sanctions are a very important tool. We see how effective they are in Russia and will continue to see in the coming months.” – Degnan said.