Georgian Parliament Speaker raises EU flag in front of parliament after right-wing groups burned one last night

Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Davit Zalkaliani posted on Facebook that the EU flag has returned to its 'rightful place' as a symbol of the 'historic and unalterable' choice of Georgian people. Photo: Davit Zalkaliani/Facebook.

Agenda.ge, 07 Jul 2021 - 14:02, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian Parliament Speaker Kakha Kuchava has raised the European Union flag in front of the Georgian parliament building in the capital city of Tbilisi this morning after violent right-wing groups burnt EU and LGBT flags last night.

The groups shut down a ‘silent’ demonstration held outside the Parliament of Georgia yesterday which was meant to protest the violent events of July 5. 

Kuchava posted photos of him raising the EU flag on his Facebook page, saying that ‘destruction of the EU flag is unacceptable'.

Integration into European and Euro-Atlantic structures is a historic choice of the Georgian people and we will definitely move forward on this path…! We must remember that we all have one homeland whose history, traditions and religion have nothing to do with violence", Kuchava wrote on Facebook.

Kuchava also posted on Twitter: