"I do not believe that Lithuania’s decision is based on principled considerations related to elections, human rights protection, or any other declared issue — I think this double game is largely driven by a specific political scenario aimed at changing the government," said the First Vice Speaker of Parliament, Gia Volski, in a comment to journalists.
According to him, “Lithuania, which trades intensively with Russia, has no grounds whatsoever to have any claims against us.”
"I do not believe that Lithuania’s decision is based on principled considerations related to elections, human rights protection, or any other declared matter, since electronic elections are not rigged, the foreign policy course has not changed, and no one recalled human rights protection when people were being tortured to death. Therefore, I believe this double game is significantly driven by a political scenario aimed at changing the government. The visit of their Foreign Minister and the call for young people to shed blood was also motivated by this. Lithuania, which trades intensively with Russia, has no grounds whatsoever to have any claims against us. So this is political opportunism. On the one hand, it's understandable, but on the other hand, its unfairness and its dark, conspiratorial side should be pointed out," said Gia Volski.
For reference, Lithuania has revoked the visa-free regime for Georgian citizens holding diplomatic and official passports.
According to the Delfi news agency, the Lithuanian government adopted the relevant resolution on May 21.
The Lithuanian government has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to notify the European Commission and other EU member states of the decision within five working days.
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