PM: Georgians sensitive towards such threats amid Russian occupation and they claimed Russian law was to be passed, raising many questions

21:08, 12.03.2023

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, on Sunday, said: “You are aware that we – Georgians – are very sensitive towards such threats against the background of the Russian occupation and they claimed that Russian law was to be passed. This, of course, gave rise to a lot of questions.”

In a studio interview with Imedi TV, the PM went on to say that “It was augmented by statements that can be deemed as motivating messages from our foreign partners, colleagues, and ambassadors, which confused a certain part of our society. It all demonstrated a very coordinated flow of action and performance.”

“As for the process and its flow, we voted for two draft laws. Two versions were offered for voting. There were two options, i.e. one was an American model translated and copied into Georgian. We said that we wanted to pass the one, which was exactly identical to the US model. Second version was Georgian, which was thoroughly conceptualized from the outset. It was labeled as a Russian version,” the PM underscored.

By - Marika Kartozia

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