The Gakharia for Georgia Party addresses Irakli Kobakhidze with a parliamentary question and demands that the head of government provide information on the import of fuel by business entities into the occupied territory of Abkhazia.
As stated in the statement released by the party, they also demand information on the method and procedures by which fuel was imported into the occupied territory of Abkhazia.
“On August 12, 2026, according to your statement, specific business entities imported petroleum products into the occupied territory of Abkhazia. According to Article 6, Paragraph 1 of the Law of Georgia “On Occupied Territories”, any economic (entrepreneurial or non-entrepreneurial) activity is prohibited in the occupied territories, except for exceptional cases requiring special consent.
In accordance with Article 148 of the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Georgia, we are addressing you with a question in order to obtain the following information:
For information, Solidus LLC imported fuel into the occupied territory of Abkhazia. As the owner of the company, Giorgi Arveladze, told Radio Liberty, 300 tons of fuel were imported into the occupied territory via the Enguri Bridge.
“If we had not imported this, 40 thousand Georgians would have started moving to Zugdidi in 20-liter “canisters”. That is why it was decided that it was better for me to import it together with my Abkhaz friends,” Giorgi Arveladze told Radio Liberty.
In addition, on August 12, at a briefing held at the government administration, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated that the fuel had entered the occupied territory in compliance with the law.