The West is openly trying to interfere in the political situation of the South Caucasus, a vivid example of which is Georgia, stated the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Sergey Shoigu. There are no insoluble contradictions between states, and in the event of disagreements, it is necessary to immediately assess who benefits from antagonizing neighboring peoples and states, the chairmanship of the Scientific Expert Council of the Council of the Russian Federation Shoigu emphasized at the meeting. According to him, as a rule, Western countries are behind it, which are interested in maintaining their control over profitable branches of the economy, transport-logistics corridors and resources. "Besides, they openly and openly try to interfere in the political situation. In the South Caucasus, we see it not only with the example of Armenia, but also with the example of Georgia," Shoigu said. According to him, the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, recently expressed a very clear and reasonable opinion on this topic, noting that "perhaps the escalation with Russia is in Germany's or Lithuania's interests, but not ours." In the case of Georgia, the numbers speak for themselves, added Shoigu. "According to the data of the National Statistical Service of that country, the trade turnover with Russia in January-July 2026 amounted to 1.8 billion USD, which is 20.7% more than the indicator of the same period of the previous year," stressed the Minister of the Russian Federation. � the secretary. Russia ranks second among Georgia's largest trade partners, and cooperation continues to expand, he added. "We are ready to support the development of Russian-Georgian economic and humanitarian ties," Shoigu stressed.