“Kobakhidze stood there and essentially took a reading test - there will be an undesirable reaction because the letter contains elements of condescension regarding the events in Copenhagen. As for the form, even a formal prime minister reading a lengthy letter at a briefing is an unimaginable phenomenon. Who reads a letter at a briefing?,” political analyst Gia Khukhashvili said when commenting on the open letter sent by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to the heads of European institutions - Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa, and Roberta Metsola - in which he expressed concern over the events in Copenhagen, Denmark.

According to Khukhashvili in an interview with “PalitraNews” program “Day's Newsroom,” it is an “unimaginable phenomenon” that Kobakhidze, at the beginning of the letter, spoke about the alleged unilateral suspension of relations by Brussels, while in reality “he himself unilaterally suspended relations.”

“I don’t know what kind of phenomenon this is. The form itself - even a formal prime minister reading a lengthy letter at a briefing is an unimaginable phenomenon. Who reads a letter at a briefing? Publish the letter and we will read it, and if you have explanations, then give them afterward. He stood there and took a reading test. There will be an undesirable reaction because the letter contains elements of condescension regarding the events in Copenhagen. Kobakhidze says ‘we are ready for EU integration,’ but the EU has rules of coexistence, and we were told: these are my rules, and if you play by them, we will accept you - and then they presented a list of conditions.

The EU has never imposed any conditions related to LGBTQ issues or the so-called ‘removal of traditions,’ as propaganda constantly claims. This is ‘KGB-style,’ copied propaganda. None of the 12 conditions mention what the propaganda refers to. On the contrary, they not only failed to meet those requirements, but added ten more.”

Regarding whether “Georgian Dream” is successfully discrediting European institutions in society, Khukhashvili said:

“It succeeds among certain segments, because the propaganda resources are very large. The propaganda matrix is tailored to people who do not have time to analyze information, while counter-propaganda is not at a sufficient level. The opposition also bears responsibility; they failed to create a campaign that would bring people out of a ‘zombified’ state.”

Regarding another issue, he also commented on the decision to create a new unit within the Ministry of Internal Affairs tasked with monitoring hate speech and aggressive communication in public space:

“The criticism of this initiative exists because there is a perception that the government will use this new instrument to punish opponents while ignoring its own similar actions. The initiator of hate speech politics is the government itself - they introduced this trend, based on the principle: ‘who is not with me is my enemy.’ I am not against monitoring, but it must apply to all sides, including government trolls. Otherwise, it will be perceived as selective justice.”

Commenting on the opposition rally announced for May 26, Khukhashvili said:

“It would be good if many people attend, but mass protest cannot develop and be result-oriented unless society recognizes the political class as its leader, after which they must present a strategy for achieving political change.”

He added that the opposition lacks public trust, while also stating that the ruling force led by Bidzina Ivanishvili has deliberately discredited the political class by portraying all opponents as worse alternatives.