Irakli Kirtskhalia on EU Ambassador - From him and not only from him, the brazen and insulting rhetoric is nothing new - they have gone beyond all moral frameworks in the host country

Unfortunately, such impudent and insulting rhetoric is not new from him, and not only from him. Georgian society has become accustomed to this impudence, - this is how Majority Leader Irakli Kirtskhalia responds to the statement made by the EU Ambassador to Georgia, Pawel Herczynski, at the European External Action Service in Brussels, where the documentary photo exhibition "Georgia in Focus" was opened.

As for the ambassador's summons to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kirtskhalia states that the executive branch's reaction was adequate.

"Unfortunately, from him and not only from him, for us, for our society, for our government, for our country, such impudent and insulting rhetoric is not new. Georgian society has become accustomed to this impudence. Of course, I do not mean all countries. I will remind you of the statement he made just a few hours after the Prime Minister's statement, what kind of theater of the absurd he offered to our society, a completely false, perception-based reality he offered to citizens and society. Do not forget that they were directly involved in the pre-election process, both during the parliamentary and local elections. They were directly calling for whom, for which political party, to support. We have said and I will repeat today, they are ordinary party members. They have gone beyond all moral frameworks in their host country,” said Irakli Kirtskhalia.

The EU Ambassador to Georgia, who opened a documentary photo exhibition “Georgia in Focus” in Brussels at the European External Action Service, noted that Georgia is no longer on the right trajectory.

According to the ambassador, the government has chosen an alternative, authoritarian model and is distancing Georgia from the European Union.

“Georgia is at a crossroads. Georgia’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 countries, based on democracy, the rule of law and human rights, or, unfortunately, returns to its dark past. My main message to the Georgian people is “do not lose hope”. We must not allow Georgia and the wonderful, warm, hospitable Georgian people to return to the dark times of violence, civil war, poverty, hardship, corruption. This is not the future they deserve.

As soon as the government expresses a desire to cooperate with us, we will do everything to help Georgia become a member of the European Union,” Herczynski was quoted as saying by Negtazeti.