For 40 minutes I did not hear a single argument that would justify the decision that London made regarding the television company "Imedi" and POSTV, — this was stated by Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili to journalists after her meeting with the British Ambassador, Gareth Ward, who was summoned to the Foreign Ministry due to the sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom on "Imedi" and POSTV.

As Bochorishvili noted, she heard the assessments on which the decision is based, but she did not hear what those assessments are based on.

"The British Ambassador was at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We asked him to present the grounds on which the decision made in London was based. Of course, it is natural that the information comes from Tbilisi; otherwise, we cannot imagine that someone in London watches POSTV or the television company 'Imedi' and makes such a decision. Naturally, this decision was based on information sent from Tbilisi. We asked the Ambassador what those assessments are based on that they make regarding the television company 'Imedi' and POSTV, and the decision that was made regarding the Georgian television companies. I have not seen any such evidence or any such document that would justify this decision. Naturally, nothing concrete was presented. I heard those assessments on which the decision is based, but I did not hear what those assessments are based on when they consider that supposedly we are strengthening Russia and weakening Ukraine, or somehow that Georgian society is violating Ukraine's territorial integrity. These are accusations that we do not share. These are assessments that we cannot share. This requires evidence. We hope that they will give us something that will give us the opportunity to think that they had some basis at all. However, if I told you that I expect this, I would be deceiving you. I did not hear any specific examples from the Ambassador. For 40 minutes I did not hear a single argument that would justify the decision that London made," — stated Maka Bochorishvili.

For information: On February 24, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the television companies — "Imedi" and "POSTV." According to the British government, sanctions were imposed on "Imedi" and "POSTV" as organizations "involved in spreading Russian disinformation." The sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom include asset freezes, prohibition of financial services for managing assets, and director disqualification. The sanctions document notes that "Imedi" and "POSTV" "deliberately spread misleading information to their audience — primarily in Georgia — about Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine."