The political party Lelo has responded to the Ministry of Justice’s statement regarding the Anaklia Port case.
According to Lelo, the government’s claim that Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze lost the arbitration case in Washington is false. The party clarifies that the dispute was not between Khazaradze-Japaridze and the state, but between investor Bob Meyer and the Georgian state.
“The government is being dishonest by linking Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze to this arbitration case.
The dispute is solely between investor Bob Meyer and the state.
Regardless of the arbitration’s outcome, one fact remains unchanged: the government shut down the Anaklia project six years ago under Russian influence and has made no progress since, despite the original plan to receive the first ship in 2020.
Further details will be outlined in the Anaklia Consortium’s statement, and the investors will share their own perspectives,” the Lelo party stated.
The Ministry of Justice stated that Khazaradze and Japaridze lost the arbitration. It states that in the dispute, Bob Meyer, their Dutch partner, demanded USD 64 million, but the tribunal rejected his claims and instead ordered him to pay USD 6.5 million to the Georgian government.
