Ruling party head: Gov’t foreign policy course “unwavering” amid “legitimate suspicions” of opposition interests in conflict
Kobakhidze said the current Government policy was reflected in the constitution and the resolutions it signed, adding there were suspicions of an interest in causing a conflict in the country, which he said would prove “fateful”. Photo: Georgian Dream Press Office
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Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said the foreign policy course of the Government was “unwavering,” while pointing to “legitimate suspicions” of a part of the domestic opposition having an interest in involving the country in conflict.
Kobakhidze said the current Government policy was reflected in the constitution and the resolutions it signed, adding there were suspicions of an interest in causing a conflict in the country, which he said would prove “fateful”.
The ruling party member said there was a “coordinated action” by the United National Movement opposition to cause an “opening of the second front” in the country’s Russian-occupied territories amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, naming “internal and external speakers” of the party as instigators in the cause.
“We must not allow Georgia to become involved in a military conflict. As for the foreign policy course of the country, it is unwavering and reflected in the constitution and resolutions. Therefore, any statement regarding the foreign policy course of the country is an empty speculation,” he concluded.
Irakli Zarkua, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, has called on opposition parties in Georgia to avoid "acting like the fifth column" in the country amid the crisis of the war in Ukraine.
The citizens living in Georgia’s Russian-occupied territories should know the Government’s position that the country’s territorial integrity can only be restored through peaceful means and not through use of force, Sozar Subari, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, said at a Parliament plenary sitting today.
The ruling Georgian Dream party and opposition MPs on Sunday asserted the country was on a “peaceful path” and would not get involved in war, following remarks by Oleksiy Danilov, the Ukrainian Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, who said Georgia would “greatly help” Ukraine by opening military fronts against Russia to forcefully regain control over the occupied breakaway Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said Georgia getting involved in a war against Russia amid the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine would mean a "destruction" of the country.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said his Government "guaranteed" the public a "lasting peace and no war" in the country, in comments that made references to "irresponsible rhetoric" of "internal enemies".
The Georgian Government “must be able” to ensure reconciliation with Ossetians and Abkhazians through a “national, pragmatic and peaceful” policy, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili told reporters in the central Georgian city of Gori on Saturday.