Baltic and Polish Presidents consider joint visit to Georgia in December
The Presidents of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia—Gitanas Nausėda, Edgars Rinkēvičs, and Alar Karis—are discussing the possibility of a joint visit to Georgia in December, according to Lithuanian media reports.
Discussions also include Polish President Andrzej Duda, though no final decision has been made.
“Yes, we are considering and discussing a visit to Georgia in December. This possibility is still open and we will discuss it with President Duda, who will join our event a bit later,” Nausėda stated at a joint press conference with his Baltic counterparts in Klaipeda.
The Baltic leaders expressed concern over unrest in Tbilisi and what they described as Georgia’s altered European trajectory.
Back in 2008, Nauseda noted, Georgian society stood united against the aggressor.
“This time, we see a society divided into two parts,” he said.
The leaders also criticized the Georgian government’s response to protests. “We condemn the excessive use of force against protesters. This prompted the Baltic states to impose sanctions on those responsible,” Nausėda added.
Highlighting the need for a unified European stance on Georgia, Nausėda indicated readiness to propose sanctions at the European Council.
“If the EU announces measures or sanctions against Georgia but later fails to implement them… Of course, this undermines trust, and we’d like to avoid that,” he concluded.