“Transparency cannot be unacceptable for democratic states and the democratic European Union,” Georgia’s Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili stated when speaking with journalists.

According to the minister, the European Commission’s report contains numerous deliberate inaccuracies that are completely inconsistent with the actual measures taken, the real situation, and the conclusions drawn.

“If we assess the report generally, there are very many deliberate inaccuracies that are completely inconsistent with the steps actually taken, the real situation, and the conclusions made in the report. These are completely divorced from one another. We will, of course, study the report in detail and will have our comments on everything. Of course, we cannot close our eyes to the lies that are written in many directions. We must assess it on our part,” the minister stated.

The minister also noted that the issues reflected in the report are connected to the ongoing propaganda against Georgia.

“We see that intensified propaganda against Georgia has been going on for several years now, and this report with its conclusions, which are completely divorced from facts and realities, also serves precisely this anti-Georgian propaganda,” Maka Botchorishvili stated.

The Foreign Minister also noted that Georgia’s government has repeatedly expressed readiness for dialogue.

“Regarding the laws, we have said and declared more than once that we are open in any format, if this concerns the European side, to sit down and discuss the necessity and essence of these laws, why these laws were adopted by Georgia’s Parliament. These laws had a legal and a political basis. The adoption of these laws was necessary for the stability of our society and state, and it was done in the best interests of our community.

If any concerns regarding them, we have always been ready to address them. When there is talk today that these laws allegedly impose restrictions, it should be emphasised that they do not restrict anything. Transparency cannot be unacceptable for democratic states and the democratic European Union,” the minister noted.