“The diplomatic service has diplomatic means of response, and of course we will use them. We have no difficulty communicating with Paweł Herczyński, and we will have the opportunity to meet him in Tbilisi when he returns from Brussels,” said Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili in statements to Georgian journalists in Greece.

Botchorishvili noted that the current attitude of the EU bureaucracy toward Georgia is concerning, especially “when the interests and choices of the Georgian people are being ignored.”

“Once again, we will voice the position that was expressed in Tbilisi by politicians and which is concerning for us. The current attitude of the EU bureaucracy toward Georgia is worrying. It is indeed concerning that the interests and choices of the Georgian people are being ignored, while at the same time there is frequent speculation using the interests of the Georgian people. We are hearing such speculation from Brussels again. Of course, we will have discussions,” she said.

According to the minister, detailed discussions on these issues will be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“We will have the opportunity to see Paweł Herczyński at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and to discuss precisely those issues that have justifiably caused concern within the Georgian political community,” Botchorishvili said.

For context, EU Ambassador to Georgia Paweł Herczyński stated in Brussels at the European External Action Service, during the opening of the documentary photo exhibition “Georgia in Focus,” that Georgia is no longer on the right path.

According to the ambassador, “the government has chosen an alternative model of authoritarianism and is moving Georgia away from the European Union.”

“Georgia stands at a crossroads. The country’s future has not yet been written, but what will be decided in the coming weeks and months will determine whether Georgia belongs to the family of European nations based on democracy, the rule of law, and human rights, or whether it will sadly return to its dark past. My main message to the Georgian people is: do not lose hope. We must not allow Georgia and its wonderful, warm, and hospitable people to return to the dark times of violence, civil war, poverty, hardship, and corruption. This is not the future they deserve. As soon as the authorities express willingness to cooperate with us, we will do everything to help Georgia become a member of the European Union,” Herczyński said, as quoted by Netgazeti.