Georgia is not on the agenda for discussions at today’s sitting in the European Parliament, said EU Ambassador to Georgia, Paweł Herczyński.

However, the EU Ambassador did not rule out that Georgian issue could be discussed in the EP.

“Today on the 17th of April, the European Union leaders are meeting in Brussels. There is a European Council that has been scheduled some time ago. Different issues will be discussed by the leaders on the agenda. They are mostly concerned with internal European Union developments, but also the leaders have plans to discuss Ukraine as well as our relationship with Turkiye. So, Georgia is not on the agenda, but I cannot rule out, and this is always a possibility that the leaders might also discuss the current situation in Georgia. It is for the leaders to decide what will be discussed during the meeting,” he said.

Remarking on the adoption of the bill On Transparency of Foreign Influence by the Georgian parliament with the first reading on April 17, the EU Ambassador said that if passed, the law “will not help Georgia to move closer to the European Union.

“As you have all noted, the European Union was very quick in reacting to the re-introduction of the draft law. It was in 24 hours, on the 4th of April, there was a statement issued by the HR/VP Spokesperson. Yesterday evening, the President of the European Council Charles Michel stated his position. I think that his position is loud and clear. This law, if adopted will not help Georgia to move closer to the European Union. On the contrary, it will be a complication as this law is clearly not consistent with European Union norms and European Union values,” he said.

According to the Presidential Administration, President Salome Zourabichvili asked the European Council President Charles Michel and French President Emmanuel Macron to put the Georgian developments on the agenda for discussions at the European Parliament.