According to the mayor of the capital, Kakha Kaladze, the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania has not addressed the Tbilisi Municipality regarding the lighting of the Tbilisi TV tower on the occasion of Lithuania's Independence Day.

As he noted in a conversation with the media, the lighting of the tower in the colors of the flag of a particular country occurs when the Tbilisi City Hall is applied with an official letter.

"The lighting of the Tbilisi TV tower happens like this - the embassy of a particular country applies with an official letter and the municipality lights up in the colors of the flag of their country. We do nothing independently. They have not applied to us, therefore, we did not light it," - explained the mayor of the capital.

When asked by a journalist whether the absence of members of the ruling government at the official reception held on the occasion of Lithuania's Independence Day is related to critical statements, Kakha Kaladze said that the Georgian Dream does not make critical statements, but rather defends the Constitution of Georgia.

“We are not making critical statements about them, we defend our country, our constitution and respond to those who treat Georgia unfairly. It is our obligation to defend our country. As for the official reception, I do not know when their Independence Day was. I personally did not receive any invitation and if I had received, I would have gone. What’s the problem?! There was no political decision,” the Tbilisi mayor said.