US Department of State 'disappointed’ by disagreement between Georgian political parties
The US Department of State says that politicians should put the country’s interests over their political interests. Photo: Getty Images.
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The US Department of State is ‘disappointed’ that the ruling Georgian Dream party and the opposition have not yet come to an agreement to ease the current political tension in Georgia, Voice of America (VoA) cites the US Department of State as saying.
VoA reports that the US Department of State is ‘disappointed’ because neither the ruling Georgian Dream party nor the opposition were able to put the state interests above their political interests and make an agreement on the issues of repeat parliamentary elections and the release of opposition figures.
The US Department of State says that responsibility particularly lies with the ruling party to come to an agreement.
The head of the ruling Georgian Dream party Irakli Kobakhidze, who is now holding meetings in the US, has stated that the party is ready to take ‘concrete steps to make an agreement’ with opposition parties which have been demanding repeat elections since November 2020.
Kobakhidze stated earlier that the opposition's demands contradicted the law and were groundless. Photo: Irakli Kobakhidze's Facebook page.
We have confirmed several times and, of course, we remain ready for a constructive dialogue,” Kobakhidze said.
He stated that the Georgian delegation has briefed politicians in the US regarding election issues and the cases involving opposition figures.
The US and Georgia are key strategic partners and the views of American politicians are important to us,” Kobakhidze said.
Georgian opposition parties which won seats in the 10th convocation of the Georgian parliament say that last year’s parliamentary elections were fabricated and have been demanding repeat elections since November 2020.
The arrest of the head of the United National Movement opposition party Nika Melia for his refusal to pay bail on February 23, 2021(in the case of June 2019 protests) further complicated the political tension.
The ruling Georgian Dream party and the opposition have failed to come to an agreement in EU-mediated talks for the second time in March 2021.