Everyone has their own opinion and I respect everyone's opinion - this is how the chairman of "Georgian Dream" Irakli Gharibashvili answered the question of how he would evaluate the statement of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz yesterday on the draft law on "Transparency of Foreign Influences".

"I think it was a very important visit, Germany is our very important partner. A number of my communications with Chancellor Scholz took place before we received candidate status. Last year, in June, I was in Berlin at the invitation of the chancellor, where we laid out a road map on how Georgia should get the candidate status. A lot has been done together. Germany was one of the most outstanding, enthusiastic supporters of Georgia's candidate status. I want to thank Chancellor Scholz and the German government, Germany once again", said Irakli Gharibashvili.

For information, the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, at the press conference held together with the Prime Minister of Georgia, regarding the draft law on "transparency of foreign influence", said yesterday that the entire European Union views this law very critically.

As Scholtz noted, "After this law was suspended, there was a lot of hope that it wouldn't be on the agenda again."

"The new bill, in fact, has not changed and it is almost the same as last year. We very much hope that Georgia will not adopt this law and that the Parliament will take into account our critical position and that of the population of Georgia. Therefore, in our conversation, I once again emphasized the importance of civil society, the cooperation of the opposition and the government, which is very important for public development," the Chancellor of Germany said.