According to the Chairperson of the United National Movement, Tina Bokuchava, during the meeting with the delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), they discussed the banning of parties and the importance of releasing political prisoners.

As Bokuchava told journalists after the meeting, the delegation's visit is a kind of call to the authorities to "stop repressive steps."

"Everyone remembers the last resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, presented by the two rapporteurs who are in Georgia today. This is a call to the Russian regime to stop repressive steps. This is also a recognition that the abolition of parties is tantamount to the consolidation of dictatorship in Georgia. Of course, this topic was discussed, as well as the importance of releasing political prisoners.

For our part, in addition to the rapporteurs' report, which is important in itself, there was also talk of activating other specific instruments under the umbrella of the Council of Europe, such as an interstate lawsuit against Ivanishvili's regime in the European Court of Human Rights. Also, the activation of specific anti-corruption instruments in order to exert maximum legal and financial international pressure on Ivanishvili to bind and ultimately defeat this repressive regime," said Tina Bokuchava.

According to her, today's meeting also discussed the October 4 local elections and subsequent developments.

"We, the parties that met with the co-rapporteurs, are the ones that chose a strategy of struggle and not cooperation with the regime. We did not participate in the Russian special operation on October 4, which the regime called local elections, and we emphasized this. The fact that the elections had no legitimacy within the country is evidenced by the historically low level of turnout and citizen participation in these so-called elections since the restoration of Georgia's independence. Our international partners understand this very well. That is why, despite great efforts, these so-called elections did not receive international recognition on October 4," Bokuchava said.