Georgian opposition: Russians bought more than 3,000 apartments in the republic in July
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How informed one of the leaders of the opposition party “United National Movement” (UNM), member of parliament Levan Khabeishvili, in July alone, citizens of the Russian Federation bought 3.2 thousand apartments in Georgia.
The total number of apartments bought by Russians since the beginning of 2022 has exceeded 4,000. “This is a whole city block,” complained Mr. Khabeishvili. At the same time, 16,480 Russians (home buyers and members of their families) received a residence permit in Georgia – the current law allows apartment owners to apply for such a status. There are also several cases of legal registration by Russians of kindergartens and even secondary schools.
The MP recalled that the UNM is demanding that the government of Irakli Garibashvili restore the visa regime with the Russian Federation, which was canceled in 2011 by the then President Mikheil Saakashvili. Other proposed measures to “deter potential Russian aggressors” include a ban on the purchase of apartments and other real estate, a one-month limit on the period of stay in the country for tourism purposes, and the mandatory recognition of the territorial integrity of Georgia and Ukraine in writing. “Our authorities have no homeland. Their slogan is: Georgia without Georgians!” Levan Khabeishvili concluded.
Responding to these claims, the general secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, the mayor of Tbilisi, Kakhi Kaladze, noted that Russians are “developing the tourism industry” of the country, so their arrival, including for long-term residence, “should only be welcomed.” At the same time, Mr. Kaladze stressed that Georgia “won’t join the unilateral sanctions against Russia and Russians.”
The real estate company “Bina” told Kommersant that Russians mainly buy apartments in Tbilisi, as well as in Batumi – on the Black Sea coast. Of particular interest to the citizens of the Russian Federation are new buildings, but only those that are already registered in the public register, inhabited and fully commissioned.
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