Ambassador of Georgia to Italy: The Maltese side is in contact with the Embassy of Georgia on the issue of vaccines and any other information on this topic is speculation

According to the Ambassador of Georgia to the Republic of Malta (with residence in Rome) Kote Surguladze, the relevant Maltese authorities have a communication with the Embassy of Georgia on the issue of vaccines and the disseminated information on this issue from other sources are not credible.

"Embassy is in active communication with its diplomatic missions abroad, and in accordance with the instructions of the Government of Georgia, is working intensively in order to obtain Covid-19 vaccine in the host countries, the Embassy is also in daily contact with all relevant international organizations to make the vaccine available to our citizens.

In addition, regarding the vaccines of Covid-19, the Embassy of Georgia in Rome (covering the Republic of Malta) have started consultations with the relevant Maltese authorities in December 2020 on the issue of receiving appropriate doses of the vaccine from Malta to Georgia. It is noteworthy that vaccines were not yet available for Malta in December. The embassy, ​​obviously, continues to consult with the Maltese side even today.

From the very beginning, the Honorary Consul of Georgia in Malta was involved in the negotiations and is trying to receive the appropriate number of vaccines from Malta through his channels.

The Maltese side is in communication with the Embassy of Georgia regarding the supply of vaccines to Georgia, and therefore the decision will be communicated first of all to the Embassy and the Government of Georgia. Therefore, all kinds of information that is disseminated on this issue through various information sources is speculation", - said Kote Surguladze.

The information was disseminated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.

For information, the third President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili addressed the Government of Georgia with a proposal. According to Saakashvili, Malta received one million more vaccines than it is needed and decided to distribute the vaccine to poorer countries, including Georgia. Saakashvili appealed to the Georgian authorities to apply to Malta and receive the vaccine free of charge.