Georgian PM highlights Gov't “responsibility” to “fulfil all commitments to the end”
The Government head credited his team’s "principled attitude" and "our public appeal to Europe" in the country being granted the "well-deserved" European perspective from the European Commission. Photo: PM's press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday highlighted his Government’s “responsibility” to “fulfil all commitments” taken up by his team “to the end”, in comments that denied rumours about his imminent resignation.
[Since] I became Prime Minister, our team has deservedly won eight elections and received a reinforced mandate from the people [...] Of course I am not going to resign - this is completely absurd. On the contrary, it is our obligation to fulfil all commitments that we have taken on", the Government Administration cited Garibashvili as saying.
The Government head credited his team’s "principled attitude" and "our public appeal to Europe" in the country being granted the "well-deserved" European perspective from the European Commission.
He also claimed the perspective had been “under threat” after the European Parliament adopted the "unjust and offensive" resolution on violations of media freedom and the safety of journalists in Georgia earlier this month.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said “de-oligarchisation” was “not really” a challenge in the country but vowed to have consultations with European Union bodies over the matter to “get more specifics and explanations”.
The Georgian Government is "mobilised to meet all conditions" set by the European Union for granting member candidate status to Georgia in a timely manner, in order to obtain the status on time, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said at a briefing at the Government Administration on Friday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said the resolution on violations of media freedom and the safety of journalists in Georgia, adopted by the European Parliament on Thursday, had been initiated by the European People's Party, and called the United National Movement domestic opposition party the EPP’s “main ally”.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday criticised the European Parliament resolution on violations of media freedom and the safety of journalists in Georgia by saying the document was “not worth a dime”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday accused the domestic opposition of “launching rallies to overthrow the Government” while the European Union was calling for an end to polarisation in the country’s political field.
The European Council’s decision on granting Georgia the European perspective, and matters of close partnership between Georgia and Hungary were discussed on Friday in a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Sunday said Bidzina Ivanishvili, the former Prime Minister and the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party, could not fall under the definition of an oligarch as he had retired from politics by “his own decision” and there was “no evidence” of his interference in either politics or media since.
Sozar Subari, Mikheil Kavelashvili and Dimitri Khundadze, the three MPs who left the ranks of the ruling Georgian Dream party this week, on Thursday said the decision of the European Council not to grant Georgia the European Union membership candidate status outright contributed to an “opposite effect” of the objective of depolarisation of its domestic political environment, a qualification included in the body’s requirements to the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday said the “campaign of so-called ‘deoligarchisation’”, which he claimed was organised by “internal or external political opponents”, involved a “completely unsubstantiated accusation” against former PM Bidzina Ivanishvili and was aimed at “discrediting” the current governance system in the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday issued an open letter. Agenda.ge offers its readers an integral text of the Prime Minister’s statement:
Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili on Tuesday said allegations on the Government not being independent were “insulting” and led to “increasing polarisation” in the country’s domestic political environment.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday issued a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission. Agenda.ge offers its readers an integral text of the Prime Minister’s letter: