Speaker: Brussels attempts to block Georgia’s bilateral relations with EU member states

“Brussels attempts to block Georgia’s bilateral relations with EU member states; we have received information that instructions are being issued to avoid meetings with Georgian delegations,” said Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.

According to the Speaker, there are “many true Europeans, who do not share the Soviet attitude of Brussels. He said in the Czech Republic, the Georgian delegation held meetings with the Parliament Speaker, Foreign Affairs Committee Chair and government members, including the First Vice Prime Minister and Defence Minister.

“We reviewed bilateral relations. We see that Brussels attempts to block Georgia’s bilateral relations with EU member states; we are receiving information from various sources that instructions are being issued in different capitals to avoid meetings with Georgian delegations. Fortunately, there are many true Europeans in the European Union who do not share the Soviet attitude of Brussels. Therefore, it is of primary importance and value to us today that our bilateral relations with EU member states do not fall victim to this anti-Georgian policy from Brussels,” he said.

Regrettably, Brussels is attempting to inflict harm upon Georgia and the Georgian people simply because, in 2024, they sided with the collective National Movement and sought its return to power, but were defeated in the elections that they declared as a referendum. We have seen retribution against Georgia and the Georgian people for two years to bring back the National Movement into power through undemocratic methods and bypassing the election process. Therefore, our task today, against the backdrop of this harmful policy pursued by Brussels against Georgia, is to ensure that we do not lose our bilateral relations, but rather deepen them even further with our partners,” he said.

The Speaker noted that Georgia, as a significant part of the Middle Corridor, plays a significant role in the economic and energy security of EU member states, including the Czech Republic.

Shalva Papuashvili stated that he had invited his Czech colleague to Georgia to “further intensify bilateral relations and economic cooperation.”

“Since they see that they cannot harm us from Brussels, and that their assessments and statements have already lost their relevance, they are attempting to damage our bilateral relations with EU member states. It is inconceivable to see such malevolence. How can an organization, which was named a peace project, established for peace, dialogue, and cooperation, behave in this manner? Today, it seeks to harm a candidate country simply because the collective National Movement failed to attain power during the elections,” he concluded.