Ruling party official defends Georgia’s “sovereignty” in response to European Parliament draft resolution
Kaladze said statements made by “some MEPs” showed they were “driven by a narrow political interest”, in comments on the draft dated April 22. Photo: Georgian Dream Press Office
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Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday said “Abkhazia is Georgia and no one needs to be reminded of that”, in reference to the Russian-occupied region of the country, after a draft resolution of the European Parliament against the Georgian bill on transparency of foreign influence mentioned the region as a separate state.
Kaladze said statements made by “some MEPs” showed they were “driven by a narrow political interest”, in comments on the draft dated April 22.
Everyone knows very well that Abkhazia is Georgia and no one needs to be reminded of this, especially those people who pretend to be our friends. It can be seen from their statements that they have a narrow political interest”, he said.
The party Secretary General further stressed the “main goal” for the ruling team was to “strengthen the statehood and sovereignty” of the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday said he was confident that “in the near future” Georgia would attain a “full membership of the European family”, in comments at the opening session of the Conservative Political Action Conference, an annual event hosted this year in Budapest, Hungary.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday said the Hungarian Government’s “firm attitude” in “protecting the national interests” of the country and its citizens were an “example for everyone”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday told the opening session of the Conservative Political Action Conference, an annual event hosted this year in Budapest, Hungary, that “homeland, language and faith” were the “three main pillars” forming Georgia’s “national identity” since the country declared Christianity as the state religion in the fourth century CE.
Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday urged the political leaders of Georgia to withdraw the draft law on transparency of foreign influence and said it was “clear” that this bill was “incompatible” with the EU norms and values.