May 16. () –
The president of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, called the foreign ministers of Estonia, Lithuania and Iceland this Thursday “Russian propagandists” and accused them of facilitating the possible fall of the Government as a result of their participation in the demonstrations that have taken place in the country after the approval of the controversial foreign agents law.
This is how the deputy of the Georgian Dream government party spoke after the ministers in question – Nargus Tsahkna, Gabrielius Landsbergis and Kolbrun R. Gylfadottir, respectively – gave speeches during the pro-European protests registered in Tbilisi, the country’s capital. . The formation appears as the main promoter of the legislation in question, which according to critical voices distances the country from the European path and brings it closer to Moscow.
“The participation of foreign politicians in radical anti-government rallies in Tbilisi is not only a hostile act towards the Georgian people but is also a symptom of how the Russian government has entrusted its worldview to its most stubborn rivals, especially in the Baltic countries. “, he stated in a message spread through social networks.
In this sense, he has pointed out that joining this type of protests “backed by radical opposition parties and an agitated youth that claims to speak for everyone” is something that “is expected from Soviet propagandists and not from foreign ministers of member countries of the EU”. “Attending the attempt to overthrow a democratically elected government simply because you don’t like its laws goes beyond the Soviet manuals,” she stressed.
Thus, he has defended that the Government of Georgia “has long demonstrated its commitment to Euro-Atlantic values and European policies” and has stated that the authorities “must now resolve serious external problems alone.” “One of these problems is the influx of money from abroad, which flows directly into the Georgian political system, including radical groups. The new transparency legislation on foreign influence seeks to solve this problem,” she said.
Furthermore, he pointed out that the initiative in question “has its precedents in the West and is Constitutional, proportional and is within the democratic legal framework.” “The fact that there are politicians from other countries protesting against Georgian sovereignty and diplomatic practices in the name of democracy and Human Rights shows hypocrisy and subversion. Georgia needs friends and support, not this,” he stressed.
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