US State Department comments on Georgia's draft Law on Foreign Influence Transparency
US State Department comments on Georgia's draft Law on Foreign Influence Transparency
10:00, 04.04.2024

During a press briefing, U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller talked about the initiation of the draft law on the Transparency of Foreign Influence in the Parliament of Georgia.

Correspondent Alex Raufoglu from the Azerbaijani news agency TURAN mentioned that “Georgia Government is trying to reintroduce, let’s say, the Russian law. They tried it last year; they failed”.

In response, Miller stated, “So we’ve seen the reports that they are considering that potential legislation. I would just say that last year, tens of thousands of Georgians took to the streets to make their European ambitions known and to reject the last attempt to implement this law. Georgia has a historic opportunity to open the EU’s accession talks, and we stand ready to continue to support Georgia in that process”.

The draft Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence was initiated in the Parliament of Georgia, and the amendments will be discussed further in the Bureau session next Monday.



By - Tamar Tabatadze

Politics
Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence
Matthew Miller
U.S. Department of State
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