The former Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, has responded to the Georgian Council's decision to halt the process of joining the European Union. According to him, this move disregards the will of the majority of voters and sends an "extremely negative signal" about a shift in the country's strategy.
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"Declaring a unilateral, even temporary, suspension of the European integration process is an utterly incomprehensible act that goes against the promise of a dignified move towards Europe made to the Georgian electorate. This decision, therefore, represents a disregard for the will of the majority of Georgian voters.
With this step, Georgian Dream significantly undermines its own legitimacy, which is particularly perplexing in an already fragile political environment," said the former Prime Minister.
According to Giorgi Kvirikashvili, renewing the European integration process and setting deadlines for accession negotiations is not a unilateral prerogative of the candidate country.
"The suspension of the process by Georgia sends an extremely negative signal, suggesting a qualitative shift in the country’s strategy. It is unclear what political or pragmatic arguments could justify this decision.
I believe the government must reaffirm its commitment to its core election promise as soon as possible. This means resuming active integration with the European Union while uncompromisingly upholding traditional and family values," said Kvirikashvili, who served as Prime Minister from 2015 to 2018.
On November 28, the illegitimate Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, announced the decision of Georgian Dream to remove the issue of opening negotiations with the European Union from the agenda by the end of 2028. Additionally, the government has decided to refuse any budget grants from the European Union.
This decision followed a resolution adopted by the European Parliament, which does not recognize the results of the October 26 parliamentary elections and calls on the EU to take measures against the criminalization of the leaders of Georgian Dream, including Irakli Kobakhidze and Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Kobakhidze's statement sparked protests in Tbilisi and other regions.
President Salome Zourabichvili described Georgian Dream's actions as the beginning of a "constitutional coup" and stated that the illegitimate government had effectively declared war on its own people.
