The Gakharia for Georgia party has issued a statement in response to the summons of its leader, Giorgi Gakharia, by the temporary parliamentary investigative commission.

According to the party, Gakharia was summoned to appear before the commission on June 23, 2025. However, he is currently abroad on a pre-planned visit and has expressed his willingness to participate in the session remotely.

The party criticizes the commission for refusing to allow remote participation, despite it being permitted under the commission’s own regulations and having been previously suggested during Gakharia’s earlier appearance on April 14, which lasted six hours.

“We inform the public that Giorgi Gakharia has been summoned for the second time to the so-called parliamentary investigative commission regarding the Chorchana issue. Despite informing the commission twice in writing of his readiness to participate remotely due to his current location abroad, we were officially notified on June 22 that the commission insists on his physical presence on June 23—without providing any objective justification,” the statement reads.

Gakharia, a former Prime Minister of Georgia, has reaffirmed his readiness to address the commission remotely on the Chorchana checkpoint issue before returning to the country.