EU refuses to hold high-level meetings with Georgian officials
Kyiv • UNN
The EU has temporarily suspended high-level meetings with representatives of the Georgian government. This decision was made in response to the anti-European actions and rhetoric of Georgia's ruling party.
The EU has temporarily suspended high-level meetings with representatives of the Georgian government in response to the anti-European actions and rhetoric of the ruling party. This was reported by Echo of the Caucasus, UNN.
Details
EU Ambassador to Georgia Pavel Gerchinsky explained that back in June , there was an internal discussion with EU member states on what should be the approach to the Georgian authorities, which they believe are unfriendly to the European Union.
We discussed how we should approach the anti-Western and anti-European narrative, propaganda and conspiracy theories, and decided not to have any high-level contacts with the current government of Georgia
At the same time, he emphasized that the EU is ready to work with the government "ready to join the EU.
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According to him, if Georgia becomes "a one-party state, a country where political opposition is banned, where citizens have to go abroad to work, if basic human rights, not to mention minority rights, are not protected, Georgia will not be able to become a member of the European Union.
If Georgia becomes a one-party state, a country where political opposition is banned, where civil society is forced to go abroad to work, if basic human rights are not protected, not to mention minority rights, Georgia will not be able to become a member of the European Union - not today, not tomorrow, not the day after tomorrow... If this government is interested in the process of Georgia's accession to the European Union, we are ready to work with any government democratically elected by the Georgian people
He emphasized that the EU is based on certain values that are "not subject to negotiation.
These values are reflected in the agreements: freedom, democracy, the rule of law, minority rights, and we sincerely hope that in the October 26 elections the Georgian people will elect a new government that will be faithful to these values
Recall
In October , the head of the Georgian parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, signed a package of laws on "family values and protection of minors" that restrict the rights of LGBT people in the country.
