PM Garibashvili urges all sides to come to the agreement as soon as possible

In a concluding statement following his visit to Brussels, Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili urged all sides to come to an agreement as soon as possible and resolve the ongoing political crisis in the country:

“I would like to once again call for all sides to come to an agreement within the framework of the constructive dialogue in order to help the country return to normal political life, and in order to start focusing on the serious challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, economic issues, unemployment, occupation of Georgia’s territories and so on. Especially since the security in the region is currently under a threat.

I hope that within the next few days, the constructive part of the opposition bloc will come to a sensible decision. On our side, we can once again reinstate our readiness to continue the constructive dialogue and come to an agreement as soon as possible.”

PM Garibashvili also stated that the ongoing political crisis is completely 'artificial' as the top EU officials “reaffirmed Georgia’s 2020 parliamentary elections were free and competitive and the demands of the Georgian opposition parties for repeat elections have no grounds.”

“I would like to once again summarize our visit to Brussels. As you all know, it has been a very successful visit, we held meetings with both the EU and NATO. We have discussed all the reforms, as well as the progress that we have achieved together. I must also note, that both these reforms and this progress are fully recognized and praised in Brussels.”

PM Garibashvili also noted that during one of the meetings with NATO, Georgia was praised for the progress that it has achieved over the past few years in the defence and the security sectors:

“We have managed to once again summarize the progress achieved over the past few years in the defence and security sectors. We would like to once again thank everyone who contributed to this progress”, Georgian prime minister stated.