“The MEGOBARI Act was, in reality, a hostile act against the Georgian people, our state, and national interests. Fortunately, as it turns out, it has finally failed, which is very good,” Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told journalists.

According to Kobakhidze, Georgia’s government has a specific objective to reset relations with the United States from a clean slate.

“You know that we have a specific goal to reset relations with a concrete roadmap from a clean slate and renew our strategic partnership with the U.S. We maintain hope for this. The rest depends on the new U.S. administration itself,” Irakli Kobakhidze declared.

The Prime Minister responded to last night’s hearing at the Helsinki Commission on Georgia’s issue. Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen stated, “Unfortunately, the Senate didn’t pass, and it looks like they’re not going to pass the MEGOBARI Act. There were some problems over there, and it might have been related to one particular business that’s building a port. One individual was able to apparently kill it.”

“We witnessed contemporary Sergo Ordzhonikidzes in Washington yesterday. It’s tragic when a Georgian loses face,” Irakli Kobakhidze stated regarding appearances of Georgia’s former President Salome Zourabichvili, Georgia’s former Defence Minister Tinatin Khidasheli at the Helsinki Commission session.

According to Kobakhidze, it is a tragic event when a Georgian directly opposes their own state’s national interests.

“As for Joe Wilson, he is primarily a Deep State agent and then a funded lobbyist. He is both at once, but first and foremost, he is, naturally, also a Deep State agent, just like Salome Zourabichvili and Tina Khidasheli. We witnessed contemporary Sergo Ordzhonikidzes in Washington yesterday. Naturally, it’s very tragic when a Georgian loses face, when a Georgian directly opposes their own state’s national interests. This is a tragic event, though it is their tragedy. I cannot make further comments in this regard,” Irakli Kobakhidze declared.

A hearing entitled “From Partner to Problem: Georgia’s Anti-American Turn” was held at the Helsinki Commission. Former U.S. Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan was present in the audience during the hearing, alongside Georgia’s former President Salome Zourabichvili, Georgia’s former Defence Minister Tinatin Khidasheli, and Hudson Institute’s Senior Research Fellow for Europe and Eurasia Luke Coffey, who appeared as witnesses.