EU "has no alternative" for Georgia - ruling party MP
Davituliani said “many mistakes” had been made by Georgia in relations with the EU and vice versa, citing the European states leaving Georgia alone in face of Soviet troops in 1921 and during the Russia-Georgia 2008 conflict. Photo: News-front.info.
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The European Union is the only way to develop Georgia and preserve its identity, Beka Davituliani, an MP of the ruling party said on Tuesday at the Parliament's plenary session.
Davituliani said “many mistakes” had been made by Georgia in relations with the EU and vice versa, citing the European states leaving Georgia alone in face of Soviet troops in 1921 and during the Russia-Georgia 2008 conflict.
He also pointed to the bloc's " unfair" decision in June by not granting Georgia its membership candidate status.
“Even now, it is unfair when some European politicians equate Mikheil Saakashvili's [former Georgian imprisoned President] unjustified release with the European perspective, but this does not mean that we have any other alternative”, Davituliani emphasised.
It is important to listen to our citizens when considering the bill on transparency of foreign influence, Davituliani said, noting the set of words have “misled” the EU and the country's “thousands of honest” citizens because its connotation was “perceived negatively”.
"Thus, when the content will be discussed, it is essential to offer content acceptable both to the bloc and our people '', Davituliani added.
Georgia has been supporting the principles of security in Europe and standing with its partners in ensuring international peace and stability, Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Defence and Security Committee in the Georgian Parliament, said on Saturday in his address at the Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said he hoped the European Union would make a "fair decision" on granting Georgia the membership candidate status by the end of the year.
The Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Wednesday hosted the fifth high-level Strategic Security Dialogue between Georgia and the European Union, reflecting the “strong level” of commitment by both parties to take the cooperation forward, including foreign and security policy, in accordance with the EU-Georgia Association Agreement.
The European Parliament on Wednesday approved its annual report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy that said the “future of the peoples of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia as well as the Western Balkans lies within the EU”.