“The issue of Georgia continues to be at the center of attention of the European Union’s foreign ministers, and this is important,” said Grigol Gegelia, Foreign Secretary of “Strong Georgia - Lelo.”

According to him, developments in Hungary will have a positive impact on how Georgia is discussed within the format of the EU Foreign Affairs Council.

“The EU Foreign Affairs Council is a very important format, where we see a clearly expressed interest in and attention toward Georgia. The issue of Georgia remains at the center of attention of EU foreign ministers. This is important and, of course, indicates that the criticism, pressure, and calls for positive actions and for halting democratic backsliding - which have existed throughout this period - will only intensify.

We must clearly understand that the positive dynamics we are now observing in Hungary, in the form of very welcome democratic changes, will naturally have a positive impact on how Georgia is discussed within the EU Foreign Affairs Council format. ‘Georgian Dream’ has lost an important partner in the form of what I would call ‘Orbán-style’ Hungary, as the Hungarian people have reclaimed power and peacefully removed their ‘Georgian Dream-like’ counterparts. Naturally, this has initiated Hungary’s return to the core of European politics.

This will have a very positive impact on Georgia-related matters, including on determining the future of the European Union’s common sanctions policy. Everyone knows that Hungary was one of the main actors proactively defending the position of ‘Georgian Dream’ and often blocking the sanctions that the EU was considering against it.

Accordingly, this ministerial meeting is very important. Hungary’s renewed political dynamics will gradually be increasingly reflected both in the ministerial format and in the European Council format. All of this will have an unequivocally positive impact on the future of Georgian democracy, but a negative impact on what I would describe as the ‘pro-Russian Georgian Dream regime,’” said Grigol Gegelia.

As a reminder, on April 21, EU foreign ministers will discuss, among other issues, the situation in Georgia.