"Yes to Europe, not to Russian law" rally to be held on Republic Square today

The "Yes to Europe, not to Russian law" rally will be held on Republic Square in Tbilisi today.

The rally will be organized by civil society organizations, they call on citizens to gather at Republic Square at 19:00 against the draft law on "Transparency of foreign influence".

"By breaking the promise and reintroducing the Russian law, there is no doubt that the government is leaving the constitutional framework and changing the foreign course of the country. This is a betrayal of the steadfast will of the Georgian people.

There is no social, professional or public group that has not asked the authorities to withdraw the Russian law. Scientists, students, doctors, representatives of culture and sports, winemakers, entrepreneurs, farmers and other groups stand together today on the right side of history.

Also, according to all international partners: the European Union, NATO, the United Nations, the Council of Europe and friendly countries, the Russian law separates us from the European Union. Adopting the Russian law is an anti-constitutional step that affects all citizens, kills Georgian democracy and leaves us face to face with Russia.

The answer of us and the Georgian people is:

We will never live by Putin's rules. Russian law will never be the choice of the Georgian people.

Yes to Europe! No to the Russian law!", reads the statement of civil society organizations.

Steven Blockmans: If Georgia misses the opportunity to get closer to the EU, it will take a long time to repair the damage caused by the autocratic regime