US Embassy denies engagement in lobbying on behalf of ex-President Saakashvili

17:14, 26.07.2023

The US Embassy in Georgia stated the information about the embassy’s employees being engaged in lobbying on behalf of former President Mikheil Saakashvili or helping schedule any meetings for his lobbyists was “categorically false” and malicious.”

“The United States, in Tbilisi and in Washington, has raised our concerns with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the disinformation carried by some media outlets and amplified by political figures in recent days regarding the work of the U.S. Embassy and our employees.

As we have made clear, no one at the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi has engaged in lobbying on behalf of former President Saakashvili or helped to schedule any meetings for his lobbyists. Malicious stories alleging or implying that Embassy employees received money from lobbying firms are categorically false and irresponsible,” the Embassy said.

By - Elene Dobordjginidze

Politics

lobbying

Mikheil Saakashvili

US Embassy in Georgia