Ana Natsvlishvili Addresses Bureau's Rejection of Lelo's Resolution
By Liza Mchedlidze
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
The Parliament's Bureau did not support the draft resolution submitted by the 'Lelo' party, titled the 'Georgia Protection Act,' which consists of 9 points. The resolution addresses the entry of Russian citizens into the country, the sale of land and property to them, and the establishment of other types of restrictions.
The bureau decided to return the draft resolution to the initiators, citing the negative conclusion of the budget office, as presented by the head of the budget office, Andria Gvidiani.
Lelo deputy Ana Natsvlishvili told reporters after the bureau session that, by not supporting this resolution, the Georgian Dream is prioritizing the protection of Russians over Georgian citizens.
"Today, the Georgian Dream officially declared and confirmed, during the parliament bureau session, that it does not intend to protect the national security of Georgia and its citizens. Instead of safeguarding citizens' safety, the party advocated for the uncontrolled entry of citizens from the occupying state into the country, the unrestrained purchase of Georgian land and property by citizens of the occupying state, and uncontrolled business activities. This poses a direct threat to every citizen of Georgia.
The response of the Georgian Dream to the Act of Protection of Georgia initiated by Lelo is that they will prioritize the protection of Russians over Georgians and Georgian citizens," Natsvlishvili said.
Natsvlishvili dismissed their arguments about the resolution as 'ridiculous.' She pointed out that there is another resolution initiated in the same parliament, albeit not on such a large scale but with similar content, for which the same budget office has issued a positive conclusion.
"The 'argument' for this is absolutely ridiculous because there is a resolution, not on such a large scale but with a similar content, initiated in the same parliament. The same budget office issued a positive conclusion for it. However, with a change in leadership, a negative conclusion was issued for the 'Lelo' resolution," Natsvlishvili said.
