EU Mediator Danielsson: No winners or losers in Georgia if agreement reached
EU Mediator Danielsson: No winners or losers in Georgia if agreement reached

If an agreement is reached there will be no winners and losers. There will only be winners and, in particular, one main winner, the people of Georgia, Christian Danielsson, special envoy of the European Council President Charles Michel, told journalists after the meeting with the negotiating parties in Georgia.

According to Danielsson, the objective of his meetings today was to explore the ways to implement the most difficult points of this mediation effort.

“I had an important meeting with representatives of all the parties to prepare for tomorrow meeting. My objective today was to explore the ways to implement the most difficult points of this mediation effort. And it is a difficult process. Democracy requires taking into account the other party’s interests. And, as I keep saying, that means compromise from all sides. In terms of process, I have told the party leaders that tomorrow I will put the text on the table. The aim is to build a sustainable framework for the future. It is also a way to bridge the lack of trust. It will address the need for systemic reform to increase public confidence in the electoral process and the judiciary. In the end, it is up to the parties to take the responsibility to sign such a document. This is an opportunity for the leaders to demonstrate their democratic maturity. Let me remind you that if an agreement is reached there will be no winners and losers. There will only be winners and, in particular, one main winner – the people of Georgia,” the EU mediator declared.

EU mediator Christian Danielsson returned to Tbilisi on Sunday to help the opposition and the government reaching an agreement. Danielsson said he would stay in Georgia for three days. He has already met the Georgian NGOs, PM, President, the ruling party and the opposition. Expanded meeting of all the parties is planned on Tuesday.