“If our basic principles are violated by the government of Georgia, we should do everything to sanction the political leaders who are responsible for it, but under no circumstances should we impose sanctions on the Georgian people,” - the former ambassador of the European Union to Ukraine, Hugues Mingarelli, said at the two-day conference "Transitional Year" in Tbilisi. "

According to him, it would be a big mistake for the European Union to cancel the visa-free travel regime for the Georgian people.

"This means, for example, that, in my opinion, it would be a big mistake to cancel the regime of visa-free travel for the Georgian people," said Hugues Mingarelli.