It should be noted that the foreign ministers expressed their support for the protesters and stated that Georgia’s place is in the European Union.
Meanwhile, the general secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze, called the speech of foreign politicians an attempt to increase polarization.
“Can you imagine that our foreign minister supposedly went to Yerevan and spoke at an opposition rally there? What kind of attitude is this?” – he said.
Recall that on May 14, the Georgian parliament approved the law “On transparency of foreign influence.” According to the document, non-governmental organizations and foreign-funded media must now register in a special register and complete an annual declaration. Failure to comply with the requirements is subject to an administrative fine, as well as a prison sentence of up to five years.
NATO called the adopted law “a step in the opposite direction to integration into the EU and the North Atlantic Alliance” and called on Georgia to change course.
