Opening the document, the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia said that one of the first things that caught his attention was a reference to Zura Japaridze, stating that he was detained for failing to attend the “Tsulukiani Commission.” According to Papuashvili, the document does not even explain that this is a temporary parliamentary investigative commission.

“What can we discuss with such people? To them, we are a second-rate banana republic. They do not respect the sovereignty of the Georgian people. This shows that they do not respect Georgia and the Georgian people. For them, we are a second-rate banana republic they have come to lecture, thinking we are people far removed from their ‘high values.’

What values are we supposed to discuss with them? This is exactly Soviet thinking. We fear that they are heading toward the Soviet Union - no, they are already there. Some of them have been there for a long time. Sometimes, even Soviet Moscow would not have dared to do this.

In this so-called liberal world, they allow such things and belittle Georgians. They consider us a second-rate nation, as if we have no state, no parliament. They think they can describe our parliament however they wish. So, there is nothing of value to discuss with such people. They are consumed by their own contempt, including their frustration that they could not install their own government in Georgia. I do not know who from our side will participate, but what is there to talk about with them?

As for the documents written by these individuals, as you remember, a delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe visited, and you know our position regarding the Assembly. It is, above all, an institution that does not respect the sovereignty of the Georgian people. Sovereignty means respecting the will of your people. When the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe does not respect the choices of the Georgian people and tries to dictate them, this leads to the current state of relations. Of course, until the Assembly recognizes Georgia’s sovereignty, we have nothing to discuss with them.

We are not planning to leave the organization. We are a member, and on the contrary, we must force it to respect our sovereignty. We fought for this - unlike some countries in Eastern Europe where independence simply fell from the sky. We fought for it, we shed blood for independence and sovereignty. We did not shed blood for sovereignty so that a deputy with 2% support, posing as a ruler, could undermine our statehood and sovereignty. We will have a very clear stance toward everyone. Anyone who does not respect Georgia’s sovereignty is not a friend of the Georgian people and will receive an appropriate response,” Papuashvili said.

According to reports, the Congress of the Council of Europe is preparing to adopt a report on Georgia, discussing the country’s political situation, including calls for the release of political prisoners, accountability for alleged torture, and the repeal of new laws.