The Romanian Foreign Ministry issued a statement expressing deep disappointment regarding the misrepresentation of internal discussions at the EU level.
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Georgia’s illegitimate Prime Minister thanked five EU countries - Hungary, Slovakia, Italy, Spain, and Romania - during a briefing at the government administration on December 17 for expressing “a position in support of the Georgian people” at the Foreign Affairs Council and opposing sanctions.
“Deeply disappointed about the choice of presenting inaccurately internal discussions at EU level. We use this opportunity to reiterate our strong concern about the Georgian government's decision on EU accession dialogue and the violent repression of Georgian’s legitimate protests,” the Romanian Foreign Ministry said in a statement published on Platform X.
On December 16, the EU Foreign Affairs Council discussed recent developments in Georgia and agreed on the need to suspend the visa-free regime for holders of diplomatic passports. The European Commission will present this proposal later this year.
The Council also considered imposing individual sanctions, although Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, stated that this would require agreement from all 27 member states.
Following the Foreign Affairs Council meeting, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said that he, together with his Slovak counterpart, had vetoed sanctions against some senior Georgian police officials.
