President Salome Zourabichvili discussed with the European Union Political and Security Committee delegation the relations between Georgia and the European Union, the consequences of the Russian law, and the Black Sea security issues.
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Salome Zourabichvili, as per the presidential administration, called the Russian law, initiated for the second time in parliament, a challenge for the country. She noted that the adoption of the law will affect civil society. The destruction of the civil sector, which defends the values of the European Union, is Russia's goal.
"When the issue concerns the choice between Europe and Russia, the president cannot be neutral," said the president.
Salome Zourabichvili noted that the European integration process is very important for the Georgian people and shares the values of the European Union.
The ruling Georgian Dream has reintroduced the draft law on so-called foreign agents, which it rejected a year ago due to a large-scale public protest, and has promised to recall it "unconditionally, without any reservations," from the parliament. The text of the draft law remains the same - only "agent of foreign influence" has been replaced by the term "organization carrying out the interests of a foreign power." The ruling party intends to pass the Russian law before the end of the spring session, even though it could harm Georgia's European integration process.
President Salome Zourabichvili is determined to veto the Russian law if adopted, although Georgian Dream has enough votes in the parliament to override it.
