Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for supporting and inciting protests in the streets of Tbilisi over the past few days, which resulted in the reversal of a law on foreign agents.
When a person at war finds time to comment on a destructive demonstration of several thousand people, it is clear evidence that he is interested in making something happen here and bring about a change,» he said, speaking to the Imedi TV channel, reported by the portal Agenda.
The head of the Georgian government has denounced that there are Ukrainian politicians who claim that a change is needed in the country: »There are rumored scenarios with a coup d’état. This is a direct interference», he remarked.
Finally, he has wished the Ukrainian people »an end to the war» in a context in which the »situation is very complicated» with the possible launching of counterattacks and has urged to bet on peace. »First, take care of yourselves and your country, we will take care of ours,» he concluded.
It is not the first time that Garibashvili criticizes the Ukrainian authorities, since this weekend he accused the Ukrainian government of trying to »open a second front» in the confrontation with Russia through the demonstrations called by the United National Movement led by the former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili.
Garibashvili stressed that his Executive has managed to avoid »the greatest danger» by not entering the conflict following the Russian invasion of Ukraine despite attempts by several countries to drag the country into the war. »Unfortunately there are still attempts to bring the Ukrainian war into our country,» he noted.
»We have been able to hear direct statements of Ukrainian officials saying that their aim is to open a second front. Sending former President Mikhail Saakashvili to Georgia and many other provocations are aimed at this end,» he argued.
The vicinity of the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi hosted massive citizen protests for several days against the law on foreign agents with which the Executive tried to draw up a ‘black list’ of entities and organizations financed by third countries.
After several days of protests and criticism from international organizations and powers, such as the European Union and the United States, the Georgian government has reversed the proposal, which had already received the approval of the Parliament to move forward with its processing.
Among the main criticisms of the law, and by extension of the Government itself, is not only the «Russian character» that the opposition attributes to the legislation, but also its distancing from the community values of the European Union, a body which Georgia aspires to join.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
