Georgia’s Acting PM expresses readiness for cooperation with EU’s technical electoral mission

Acting Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, on Wednesday expressed readiness to engage with the European Union's technical mission over alleged irregularities in the country's parliamentary elections last month. 

Speaking on Imedi Live, Kobakhidze announced a Georgian technical team would cooperate with the mission to address their inquiries.

The technical mission will of course be met by a technical group from us. If there is interest, we ask the representatives of our agencies to meet with the EU representatives, we will find out what their interests are and based on that, of course, we will answer all questions”, he pledged. 

The remarks follow an announcement by Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, earlier this month about deploying a technical mission to Georgia. 

In his comments, Borrell cited concerns over the conduct of the elections, claiming they demonstrated “democratic backsliding” under the current Georgian Government.