Speaker: Brussels continues to push false narrative and still clings to revolutionary scenario defeated in Georgia

“It is outrageous when such a platform is used to spread disinformation and lies. We must increasingly expose any representative of the European Union or another organization whenever they make false accusations against the Georgian people. This is defamation,” Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuasvili said.

Papuasvili commented on a statement by the Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to the United Nations, who said that the EU was calling on Georgia to “repeal or substantially revise recently adopted legislation.” The statement also said that “the European Union condemns arbitrary arrests and increasing repression, including the imprisonment of opposition leaders, independent journalists, media workers, and civil society actors.”

According to Papuasvili, the Georgian authorities will expose what he described as false statements made against Georgia.

“Brussels is lost in its own false narrative and cannot move away from the narrative it tried to impose on Georgia and the world two years ago, before and after the parliamentary elections — that the elections in Georgia were rigged and that the police were taking action against peaceful demonstrations. All of this has collapsed. Every issue has been investigated and verdicts have been handed down. We have seen 45 plea agreements and requests for pardons in which all these crimes have been acknowledged,” Papuasvili said.

He said that Brussels’ continued reliance on what he called a “false narrative” demonstrated the nature of the EU’s foreign policy.

“Continuing to cling to this false narrative simply shows the essence of Brussels’ foreign policy — they are trying to continue serving the revolutionary scenario that was defeated in Georgia.

First and foremost, Brussels should abandon its aggressive rhetoric against Georgia. It is truly alarming that we continue to hear such rhetoric against Georgia. Second, it should stop spreading disinformation against Georgia,” he said.

Papuasvili added that the EU’s conduct toward Georgia went beyond a disagreement over European values.

“We are no longer talking about the fact that all of this contradicts European values; that is already more than enough. It simply contradicts common sense in the way the European Union conducts its foreign policy today, particularly toward Georgia,” he said.

“Therefore, every false statement — whether it comes from the European Union, any country or any organization — will be exposed by us,” Papuasvili added.