The honorary chairman of the "Georgian Dream" party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, is disseminating additional information regarding the telephone conversation held between French President Emmanuel Macron.

According to the party, during the conversation, the French president did raise the issue of the release of the detainees, however, the honorary chairman of the party explained that "Georgia is a state governed by the rule of law, and all criminals are held accountable for the crimes committed in accordance with the requirements of the law and the high standard of evidence."

In addition, according to "Georgian Dream", Ivanishvili also noted that the police acted with a higher standard than the European standard against the large-scale violence of the protestors.

"The President of France, speaking, really raised the issue of the release of detainees. The honorable chairman of the party explained to the president on this issue that the majority of those arrested are under administrative detention and in the near future, all of them will be released. As for the persons arrested on criminal charges, Macron explained that Georgia is a state governed by the rule of law and all criminals are held accountable for their crimes in accordance with the requirements of the law and a high standard of evidence. Bidzina Ivanishvili also explained to the French president that the police acted against the large-scale violence of the protestors with a higher standard than the European one. In addition, the honorary chairman of the party mentioned that the investigation into individual misconduct has been started and is ongoing," the additional information released by "Georgian Dream" states.

For information, "Georgian Dream" released the first statement regarding the telephone conversation between the Honorary Chairman of "Georgian Dream", Bidzina Ivanishvili and French President Emmanuel Macron, where it was mentioned that the conversation was held at the initiative of the French President and lasted for one hour. The said statement also stated that the conversation touched on the situation in Georgia and the parties agreed that the contact will be made again in the following days.

"At the initiative of the President of France, a telephone conversation took place between the honorary chairman of "Georgian Dream", Bidzina Ivanishvili and Emmanuel Macron. Macron noted that he is sorry for the situation in Georgia and expressed his desire to contribute to the complete relief of this situation. On his part, Bidzina Ivanishvili thanked the French President for the initiative and welcomed the idea of ​​joint efforts.

Ivanishvili and Macron agreed that in the following days they will be in contact again and the progress achieved will be evaluated. The conversation lasted for one hour," said the information previously released by "Georgian Dream".