Georgia is a free and democratic country. It is up to the Georgians to decide what laws they will have in the country. As the European Union, we respect any decision that is made here in Georgia. But it is clear, as yesterday, President Michel and many other European leaders said, if this law is adopted, it will not help Georgia to get closer to the European Union, - European Union Ambassador to Georgia, Paweł Herczyński, said.

According to Paweł Herczyński, the issue of Georgia is not on the agenda of the European Council today.

"Today, April 17, EU leaders are meeting in Brussels. The meeting of the European Council, which was scheduled some time ago, is being held. The leaders will discuss various issues, which mainly concern the internal events of the European Union, as well as the issue of Ukraine and our relations with Turkey. So, Georgia is not on the agenda, but I don't rule it out, and it is always possible for the leaders to talk about the current situation in Georgia," the EU ambassador to Georgia said.

According to the ambassador, his role is to present what it means for Georgia to join the European Union.

"I am a foreign diplomat, my duty is not to give advice to the Georgian government or any other political party of Georgia. Georgians should decide what kind of future they want for the country. My role is to present what it means for Georgia to join the European Union, what benefits it will bring to the Georgian people, and also to present the various results of the decisions made here in Georgia. But decisions should be made in Georgia, by Georgians, not with the participation of foreigners. I think that the Georgian people fought for this, many generations fought to achieve complete independence, to decide their own future and not others", said the EU ambassador to Georgia.

Paweł Herczyński noted that violence is unacceptable and supports the right to peaceful demonstrations.

"Violence is unacceptable. We strongly support the right to peaceful demonstrations, but any kind of violence is unacceptable in a democratic country. "Freedom of expression and freedom of assembly are important basic elements of any democracy, but violence under any pretext is unacceptable, and I really hope that this will not happen in Georgia," said Paweł Herczyński.