European Council President António Costa and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas held a phone conversation with Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili.
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António Costa wrote on Platform X that they condemn the violence against peaceful protesters.
“Actions of the government run counter to the will of the people. The EU stands with the people of Georgia.,” Costa wrote.
On December 1, Kaja Kallas also wrote on Platform X about the events in Georgia.
“We stand with the Georgian people and their choice for a European future. We condemn the violence against protesters & regret signals from the ruling party not to pursue Georgia's path to EU and democratic backsliding of the county.
This will have direct consequences from the EU side,” Kallas stated.
On November 28, Georgia’s illegitimate Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced to the public the decision of the Georgian Dream party that Georgia would not put the issue of opening accession negotiations on the agenda until the end of 2028 and would refuse EU budget grants. President Salome Zourabichvili assessed this decision as the starting point for a “constitutional coup” and said that the illegitimate government had declared war on its own people.
Kobakhidze’s statement was followed by protest rallies involving thousands of citizens. Units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been beating and brutally assaulting the rally participants, as well as journalists. The number of detainees during the first three days of the protest exceeded 200.
