UK Foreign Secretary denounces Georgian Parliament’s vote to override President’s veto on controversial transparency law
In his social media message, Cameron claimed the Georgian Government had “stepped away” from the country’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations. Photo: GettyImages
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The United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Thursday denounced the Georgian Parliament’s decision to override the President’s video on the controversial law on foreign influence.
In his social media message, Cameron claimed the Georgian Government had “stepped away” from the country’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations.
The Georgian people have been clear: their future is with the Euro-Atlantic community. By overriding the President's veto to adopt the law on foreign influence, the Georgian Government has stepped away from these aspirations. The UK stands with the Georgian people”, he said.
The Georgian Parliament on Tuesday overrode the veto placed by President Salome Zourabichvili on the controversial law with 84 votes against four, on the backdrop of ongoing public protests.
The legislative body adopted the original version of the law, which requires registration of non-commercial legal entities and media outlets in the country as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they derive more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad.
Matthew Miller, the Spokesperson for the United States Department of State, on Tuesday condemned the Georgian Parliament’s vote to override the veto by the country’s President on an “anti-democratic” law on transparency of foreign influence, which he described as “failing to conform to European norms”.
The Georgian Parliament on Tuesday overrode a veto placed by the country’s President Salome Zourabichvili on the controversial law on transparency of foreign influence with 84 votes against four, on the backdrop of ongoing public protests.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday claimed that by overriding President Salome Zourabichvili’s veto on the controversial law on transparency of foreign influence earlier today, the Parliament of Georgia - the highest representative body elected by the Georgian people - had acted in accordance with the will of people and created the “most important” legal basis for “strengthening the state sovereignty”.
Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday claimed the existence of a “campaign of lies” around the controversial domestic law on transparency of foreign influence, in response to a letter by the United States Vice President Kamala Harris who on Sunday expressed her concern over latest developments in Georgia.