Salome Samadashvili's baseless statement is slander, - this is how the former ambassador of Georgia to Israel Lasha Zhvania responds to the information spread by Salome Samadashvili, one of the leaders of the "Strong Georgia" coalition, according to which they are trying to deny the right to participate in the elections to 2,000 Georgians in Israel, where the only precinct was opened. to take away more citizens - this special operation is led by the former ambassador, Lasha Zhvania.

As Zhvania writes on the social network, he is in Tbilisi and personally contacted Samadashvili in order to find out who provided the mentioned information and with what facts it is supported.

"Since baseless and slanderous information about me has been spread through mass media, I am forced to publicly declare that I will "disrupt the elections in Israel; Salome Samadashvili's baseless statement regarding the leadership of the special operation against the citizens of Georgia and the democratic future of Georgia is defamation. I am in Tbilisi, I contacted her personally and asked her to tell who told her this lie and what supporting fact she brought. I asked her to refute her own wrong statement.

Of course, regardless of their political views, I continue to have friendly and good relations with the representatives of the Georgian diaspora living in Israel.

Today I heard that some of the members of the commission refuse to work in the commission for some reason.

I believe that it is the state's obligation to ensure the election process, and it is our right as well as our civic obligation to participate in the elections.

Members of my family, including my mother, who is in Israel for treatment, are registered in the consular register to participate in the elections and are preparing to vote despite their health.

As for Mrs. Samadashvili's recalling of her not so little experience of working in high state positions during my various governments - any government and state needs highly qualified and conscientious diplomats and civil servants like me, however, today I have, without exaggeration, one of the most responsible and The most honorable position and returning to public service under any government is not included in my personal plans!

In the future?!.. there will be many more", - writes Lasha Zhvania on his personal page of the social network.

To remind you, Salome Samadashvili said at the briefing that they have information according to which in Israel, where the only precinct was opened, they are trying to take away the right to participate in the elections from more than 2,000 citizens of Georgia. According to Samadashvili, this special operation is led by the former ambassador, Lasha Zhvania.