"It is a lie, this is not a sanction," Sarjveladze said in a statement to the EU

"Georgia had virtually all the prerequisites for receiving this loan benefit, but because the discussions on this topic create a very high degree of polarization even in the case of individual reforms, I think  the decision made was absolutely reasonable. When Georgia itself refused to make such a decision under such conditions. Making such a decision, which has no economic justification,  would be very harmful from a political point of view. It is a lie, this is not a sanction "

Sarjveladze says on the EU statement.