In Georgia, shares that began in protest against the government’s decision to suspend European integration for four years.
On the 19th day of demonstrations, activists gathered in front of the parliament building and again blocked the roads in the area of Shota Rustaveli Avenue.
Demonstrators with the flags of Georgia and the EU made a call to the government to organize repeated parliamentary elections.
The demonstrators also demanded the release of the detainees during the riots that occurred in the early days of protests.
– Prime Minister Kobakhidze: Georgia seeks to become a full-fledged EU member by 2030
On the eve of Kobakhidze, he said that Georgia was striving to become a member of the EU by 2023. “Our ambitious ultimate goal is to become a full member of the European Union by 2030,” said Georgian Prime Minister.
– the government’s decision on the suspension of European integration
Protest shares began in Tbilisi and other cities of Georgia after the statement of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze that the republic will not begin to negotiate in the EU until the end of 2028.
On November 28, Kobahidze said that some European politicians intervene in the internal affairs of Georgia and blackmail Tbilisi with grants. “Taking all this into account, we decided not to raise the question of the start of negotiations with the EU for discussion until the end of 2028,” said the head of the Georgian government.
In protest against the decision of the government, residents of other cities entered the streets.
Georgian media write that after the government’s decision to suspend European integration of Georgian ambassadors in the USA, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Bulgaria and South Korea, they resigned from their posts.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on the introduction of sanctions against 19 representatives of the Georgian authorities, including the Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and the leader of the ruling party “Georgian Dream” Bidzina Ivanishvili.
The US State Department also allowed the introduction of additional sanctions against Georgia.