US, EU Embassies say compromise necessary amid Georgian political crisis
Ahead of the statement, US Ambassador Kelly Degnan and Head of EU Delegation Carl Hartzell held a meeting with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili. Photo: President's press office
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The United States Embassy to Georgia and the European Union Delegation welcome the resumption of contacts between the ruling party and opposition ‘as a sign of willingness to continue consultations to reach a broad-based agreement’ to end the current political crisis.
In the joint statement released late yesterday the US and the EU representations also ‘reiterate the necessity for all parties to compromise with each other’.
Statement of the U.S. and E.U. Embassies in Georgia:
— U.S. Embassy Tbilisi (@usingeo) April 17, 2021
We welcome the resumption of contacts as a sign of willingness to continue consultations to reach a broad-based agreement. We reiterate the necessity for all parties to compromise with each other.
Head of the EU Delegation to Georgia, Carl Hartzell has also tweeted:
Statement by the United States Embassy and the Delegation of the EU to Georgia:
— Carl Hartzell (@CarlHartzellEU) April 17, 2021
“We welcome the resumption of contacts as a sign of willingness to continue consultations to reach a broad-based agreement. We reiterate the necessity for all parties to compromise with each other”.
Earlier on Friday, the ruling Georgian Dream party signed the EU-proposed agreement by mediator Christian Danielsson to demonstrate their 'commitment and constructive approach'.
However, opposition refuses to follow their example until the United National Movement leader Nika Melia is released from prison.