Regarding Venezuela, the statement issued by the government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is adequate and consistent with the resources and leverage that Georgia possesses - it would have been quite doubtful for loud statements by the Georgian authorities to be successful, said First Vice-Speaker of Parliament Gia Volski in comments to journalists.

According to him, regardless of what configuration of government is formed in Venezuela, it is important for the Georgian side that Georgia’s territorial integrity be recognized, including by Venezuela.

As Volski noted, given the ongoing global processes, the policy pursued by the Georgian authorities is optimal.

“We believe that the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the government’s statement regarding [Venezuela], is adequate. It is in line with the resources and leverage that Georgia has. It would have been highly questionable for loud statements by the Georgian authorities to be effective in this case, especially when there are destructive forces within Georgia - an entire cohort eager to interpret any statement in their own way. They even presented Mamuka Mdinaradze’s remarks from 14 months ago to the public from a completely different angle. Therefore, our main task is one thing: regardless of what configuration of government is formed in Venezuela, it is important for us that Georgia’s territorial integrity be recognized, including by Venezuela. This would be another success of the non-recognition policy, which is being implemented quite intensively worldwide. This is our main objective.

In addition, we must take into account that global processes are unfolding in the world that will determine humanity’s future. Accordingly, the policy pursued by the authorities is optimal - one that will safeguard Georgia. This applies not only to concrete actions, but also to the content of statements,” Volski said.

For reference, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia stated that the Georgian side is “closely following developments in Venezuela with the hope that future processes will unfold in line with the interests of the Venezuelan people.”

The ministry also expressed hope that recent developments in Venezuela would lead to the revocation of Venezuela’s decision to “recognize” Georgia’s occupied regions.