We have our reaction to the criticism coming from our friends and strategic partners. We receive all kind of criticism in the working regime and I don’t see any problem about that – Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said when commenting about the letter sent to Georgian Prime Minister in which U.S. Congressmen expressed their “growing concern” about Georgian government’s recent decision to backtrack on its key promise of proportional polls from 2020, as well as “the reports of violence against peaceful protestors.”

According to Gakharia, the U.S. is a strategic partner and if there are questions, they will be answered. “This is a part of positive cooperation and part of friendship and strategic partnership. But there are legislative procedures, already passed, and nobody can question the decision made by the parliament. This is the parliament elected by people and all the rest is a political process,” Gakharia said.

Co-chairs of the U.S. Congressional Georgia Caucus Adam Kinzinger and Gerald E. Connolly sent a letter to Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, in which U.S. Congressmen expressed their “growing concern” about Georgian government’s recent decision to backtrack on its key promise of proportional polls from 2020, as well as “the reports of violence against peaceful protestors.”