We appeal to you to consider exercising your legitimate constitutional powers specifically in the case of Mr Ugulava, it is said in a letter sent by eleven members of the European Parliament to Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili.

“We undersigned members of the European Parliament would like to congratulate you as well as the people of Georgia on the recently achieved agreement between the Government and the opposition. his positive news has come as an encouragement that Georgia will be able to continue its progress on the road to fulfilling the European choice of its people.

“Many of Georgia’s friends and ardent supporters have expressed concern over some of the developments that led to increased polarization and antagonism in recent months in particular. one of the main triggers in this unfortunate process was the imprisonment of Gigi Ugulava, Secretary General of European Georgia.

Full implementation of the agreement in its letter and spirit will be crucial to ensure de-escalation and normalization of the political situation in Georgia in the run op to this year’s pivotal election. While the government and the opposition will continue to disagree about the merits of this and other cases, we appeal to you, as the President of Georgia, to consider exercising your legitimate constitutional powers specifically in the case of Mr Ugulava, whose release is viewed as a test for the implementation of the Joint Agreement. It is our belief that such act would be a major step towards the full normalization to which Georgia’s friends, like us, are looking forward,” the MEPs wrote.

The letter was publicized by by MEP Anna Fotyga (Poland, ECR). It is co-signed by Witold Waszczykowski, (Poland, ECR), Jacek Sariusz-Wolski (Poland, ECR), Mazaly Aguilar (Spain, ECR), Rasa Juknevičienė (Lithuania, EPP), Michael Gahler (Germany, EPP), Nacho Sánchez Amor (Spain, S&D), Juozas Olekas (Lithuania, S&D), Markéta Gregorová (Czech Republic, The Greens), Ramona Strugariu, (Romania, Renew).