38 employees of the National Center of Georgian Manuscripts named after Korneli Kekelidze distance themselves from the ruling party's decision to suspend the process of integration negotiations with the European Union until 2028.

As stated in the statement, it is categorically unacceptable for Georgia to deviate from the European path and return to the bosom of Russia.

"Statement of the employees of the Korneli Kekelidze National Manuscripts Center of Georgia:

The manuscript heritage preserved in the National Center of Georgian Manuscripts named after Korneli Kekelidze preserves highly objective and reliable information about the history of Georgia. The written monuments created over the centuries confirm the aspiration of our country towards western culture.

It is also worth noting that it is in the National Center of Manuscripts that the following are preserved: the thoughts of Efrem Mechris, Mtatsmindalei, Arsen Ikaltoeli or Sulkhan-Saba, which has been the source of our European thought since the Middle Ages; Also, the center's collections keep the personal archives of great European-minded Georgian figures who fought against the Russian Empire in various ways: Ilia, Akaki, Vazha, Dimitri Kifiani, Niko Nikoladze, Ekvtime Takaishvili, Catholicos-Patriarch Ambrosi Khelaia and others, whose protection, study and promotion are our daily is an activity.

That is why we, the employees of the National Manuscript Center, feel a special responsibility and consider that:

It is categorically unacceptable for Georgia to deviate from the European path and return to the bosom of Russia.

Violation of Article 78 of our Constitution is not allowed!

We condemn the violence against our own citizens", the statement said.