Ruling party head: USSR Supreme Council “would envy” European Parliament resolution on Saakashvili
Kobakhidze claimed the Georgian public had become “accustomed to absurd entries” in EP resolutions, which he called a “very unfortunate phenomenon”. Photo: Georgian Dream Press Office
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Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said that “even the Supreme Council of the Soviet Union would envy” the resolution on the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili adopted by the European Parliament on Wednesday.
Kobakhidze was commenting on the resolution that said Bidzina Ivanishvili, the former Prime Minister and the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party, was “responsible” for the controversial circumstances around the health of Saakashvili.
Kobakhidze claimed the Georgian public had become “accustomed to absurd entries” in EP resolutions, which he called a “very unfortunate phenomenon”.
The GD official also pointed out the ruling team was being “as careful as possible” in its comments about European Union institutions by highlighting only specific MEPs in their criticisms, but added the “systemic problem” of the European Parliament had become “even clearer” with the latest resolution.
In this case, the public sees everything. This is a systemic problem with this institution called the European Parliament. This is a very serious problem, and frankly, even the Supreme Council of the Soviet Union would envy such a decision”, he said.
“I remember very well what was happening in the late 80s, [when] the sessions of the Supreme Council of the USSR were sometimes broadcast. What happened there [is] the same thing happened in the European Parliament today, which is a disaster”, Kobakhidze added.
The party Chair claimed while the initiators of the resolution “know everything very well” about circumstances around Saakashvili, they “consciously protect the criminal political force” - in reference to the United National Movement opposition - because “they have a specific political interest”.
In his comments on the resolution, Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday said EP resolutions on Georgia had become “sources of misinformation and attacks” on the country, in what he called a “very unfortunate development”.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday said resolutions of the European Parliament on Georgia had become “sources of misinformation and attacks” on the country in what was a “very unfortunate development”.
Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said statements by some members of the European Parliament about the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili were based on “absurdity and misinformation”.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said it was “unfortunate” that resolutions of the European Parliament had become “sources of misinformation”.
Paweł Herczyński, the Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, on Monday called on the domestic opposition to remain in the Parliament and take a “constructive” approach on the ongoing work for implementing the European Union conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status.
Irakli Kadagishvili, the Chair of the Rules and Procedural Issues Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, on Thursday highlighted the Hungarian Government’s “reasonable assessment” of the situation around the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday said the time of Georgian politicians and authorities “serving the interests of foreign countries” was “over”, in comments on a “shameful” European Parliament resolution in February that said Bidzina Ivanishvili, the former Prime Minister and the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party, was “responsible” for the controversial circumstances around the health of the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili..