Speaker: Diplomats’ mission is to build bridges, not walls; yet some do both: walls for people, bridges for abusers

“Yesterday, we discovered that just days before the attempted overthrow of the government, the EU ambassador wrote a letter of support to one of the organisers of the violence following last year’s elections, Zviad Tsetskhladze, who is currently in prison,” Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, wrote on social media.

As Papuashvili wrote, “It has been evident for a long time that the anti-Georgian course adopted by Brussels would ultimately lead to support for terrorists, and we must confront this reality.”

“In the video below, which has also come to light and forms part of the criminal case, it is clear that Tsetskhladze, with whom, as it turns out, the EU ambassador has correspondence, is cold-bloodedly planning a street war. His plans include: ‘Let’s remember Maidan,’ ‘Let’s prepare the shields,’ ‘Let’s set up barricades,’ ‘Let’s stretch the barbed wire,’ ‘Let’s use nails,’ and ‘Buy pyrotechnics.’

In a previous post, I wrote about the mission of diplomats, who should be building bridges rather than walls. It has now become evident that some individuals have managed to do both; they construct a wall for the Georgian people while simultaneously building a bridge for terrorists and abusers.

It has been evident for a long time that the anti-Georgian course adopted by Brussels would ultimately lead to support for terrorists. We too must confront this harsh reality,” Shalva Papuashvili posted on social media.