PM: Uranium Smuggling Case not for ‘Politicization’

Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli reiterated on January 26 that the case of enriched uranium smuggling in Georgia last January is a sensitive case that should not be politicized.

“This is a very difficult and dangerous issue and requires cooperation between countries. First of all, I mean the cooperation between Georgia and Russia, as well as other countries. We expect cooperation over this issue rather than making political statements. I am sure that we will cooperate over this issue,” PM Nogaideli told reporters.

Some analysts in Russia have already alleged that Georgia released the news about the uranium smuggling case a year after the fact just to gain the upper hand in the current tensions with Russia.

But the Georgian Foreign Ministry stated on January 25 that it is not going to politicize the issue.

“Considering this criminal case as a danger to international security, the Georgian side is far from politicizing it or viewing it as any kind of state-sponsored activity,” the Georgian Foreign Ministry said.

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