Zurab Japaridze: Protest is a demonstration that citizens do not accept dictatorship - eople must feel that there is an alternative force: an agreement on a common struggle strategy, even a joint list and a shared vision, which is the “Georgian Charter”
Gia Khukhashvili: The process will inevitably lead to the loss of visa-free status - the European Commission split the enforcement of regulations into two stages because this is a last chance for someone to come to their senses - everything has its limits, even conscience is a valuable commodity
Teimuraz Papaskiri: Talks are underway about forming a certain unity; the issue has somewhat moved forward, and Zura Japaridze’s speech will likely accelerate it
European Commission Report: Ultimately, Georgia may completely lose its visa-free regime status
European Commission Report: At the first stage, the suspension of visa-free travel may apply to holders of diplomatic, service, and official passports issued by the Government of Georgia
The European Commission has published the 8th report on the Visa Suspension Mechanism
Mikheil Kavelashvili on criticism from Europe: When they tell fairy tales, they feed a fading radical wing; they can do nothing anymore - they are in a pitiful state; my heart aches for the young people who were misled and are being kept locked away; we have not locked these people in prison - they have
Mikheil Kavelashvili: Many countries would like to be in the position Georgia is in - that is why we are being praised, and Serbia wants to have good relations with us - As for Macron and the Euro-bureaucracy, we see that they are facing a major crisis
Prosecutor: Bichiko Paikidze was Detained in Barcelona, Spain on December 9; extradition procedures are underway - to my knowledge, he had not changed his name
Irakli Kupradze: Zurab “Girchi” Japaridze’s release from prison in this manner is a display of the cowardice of a sadistic regime
Georgia’s Ambassador to South Korea steps down
Paata Zakareishvili: Papuashvili would be better off not speaking at all - in exceptional cases, he should particularly remain silent - Ukraine is such an exceptional case - he has become an advocate for Russia - This is not pro-Russian, it is Russian policy
Nika Simonishvili: “Georgian Dream” arrests people illegally, but today is the first time I’ve seen someone released illegally - As for the protests, if at the beginning we were defending the European path, today we are on the streets to preserve sovereignty
Parliament concludes autumn session
Elene Khoshtaria congratulates Zurab Japaridze on his release from prison
Ambassador of Korea Hyon Du KIM - Korea’s strength lies in high-tech manufacturing while Georgia’s strength is in logistics and service areas - Georgia should not be just considered as a single market but as a market that can encompass the region and beyond
Oleksii Reznikov - Russia, in reality, is a paper tiger