Mass protests continue in Georgia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is closely following what is happening in Tbilisi.
The ministry noted that as a state seeking to become a member of the European Union, Georgia must strictly guarantee its citizens their fundamental rights and freedoms, in particular the right to peaceful protest.
The Foreign Ministry commented on the protests in Georgia
The Foreign Ministry said that they also took into account the intention of Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili to veto the law on so-called “foreign agents”, which raises the activity of civil society.
We share the EU's position that the draft law in its current version is contrary to European values and standards. – the message says.
The agency expressed its solidarity with the Georgian people in their desire to continue developing the European future of the country.
“The Ukrainian and Georgian peoples are together,” Andriy Yermak, head of the President's Office, wrote.
What is known about the protests in Georgia: in brief
- The Georgian Parliament approved in the first reading the draft law “On Transparency of Foreign Influence”, which repeats the Russian legislation on “foreign agents”.
- On February 26, two bills with the conditional title “On Foreign Agents” were submitted to the Georgian parliament. Already on March 2, parliamentary committees – on foreign relations and defense and security – approved the bills in the first reading.
- This caused indignation among the Georgians, who went out to mass protests. They started on the evening of March 7th.
- Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili supported the protesters. According to her, the bill was written under the dictation of Moscow. She will definitely veto it.
