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If violence occurs at the parliament’s back entrance, does this give the police the right to start cracking down on the rally on Rustaveli? - In my opinion, no! - Why should they arrest a person for several offenders in Freedom Square and take him to a pre-trial detention center? What connection do they have with each other?! - Public Defender Levan Ioseliani said from the rostrum of the parliament.

We saw people being beaten at rallies - is that controversial?! There are cases where it is visible who is doing the beating, can you tell me at least one case where any police officer has been held accountable? There is no such case! - Public Defender Levan Ioseliani addressed the members of the ruling majority.

I have the impression that since the opposition is not in this hall, you have decided to confront me, but I will try to answer all the questions - if the Public Defender comes out and talks about how good things are in the country, I think he should not be the Public Defender at all, - Public Defender Levan Ioseliani stated at the plenary session of the Parliament, where he presented his annual report.

Have you reorganized your office or not, and if not, why? Are you still working with harmful Lomjaria’s staff and are you keeping us in the hope that our rights will be protected by them? - this is how the Vice-Speaker of the Parliament, Georgian Dream MP Tea Tsulukiani, addressed the Public Defender, Levan Ioseliani, who presented an annual report to the Parliament.

I think it was a conspiratorial plan to have the police and protesters physically confront each other, because we saw the statements made by foreign ministries, the foreign ministers arrived, directly calling for a repeat of the Maidan scenario - if you assess the real situation, this will not belittle you in any way, no one will say that you support the Georgian Dream, - the First Vice-Speaker of the Parliament, Gia Volski, addressed the Public Defender, Levan Ioseliani, during his speech at the plenary session, where he is presenting the 2024 report.

The failure to hold law enforcement officers accountable for the violence committed during last spring's protests, and the failure to take effective preventive measures, created an even larger precondition for the use of disproportionate force and ill-treatment during the protests held from November 28, 2024, to March 1, 2025 - no criminal prosecution was initiated against any law enforcement officer; in contrast, the number of detainees reached several hundred, - Public Defender Levan Ioseliani stated while presenting the 2024 report at the plenary session.

We have already passed the stage of discussions on the boycott. Now our main task is to discuss neutral, non-partisan candidates. We are at this stage now and we are not going to go back, - said Ana Buchukuri, a member of the Gakharia for Georgia party.

We expect that US-Georgian relations will move to a new phase - no one needs just statements, - the Executive Secretary of the Georgian Dream, Mamuka Mdinaradze, told journalists.

According to the Secretary General of the United National Movement, Petre Tsiskarishvili, Georgian Dream is afraid of losing power and is trying in every way to gain legitimacy. Petre Tsiskarishvili assessed the visit of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to Italy and noted that the government will not gain legitimacy through simple visits and trips.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze will pay an official visit to Hungary on June 11-12.

Political parties will no longer be required to submit information on donations and membership fees to the Anti-Corruption Bureau within 5 working days.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is neither a non-governmental organization nor a branch of an international organization, so we do not need to consult with anyone to know what our country needs and what type of foreign ministry we need to effectively implement our national interests in the foreign arena, - Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili stated in a conversation with journalists.

The definition of a grant in the Law on Grants has been further clarified - technical or expert assistance, knowledge sharing, and other similar contributions will be considered grants.

The context of this statement is a bit unclear - Georgia has done and shown everything, but an entire generation was born and raised in such a way that we only have words from NATO in response and we do not have any decision related to MAP or any other that would show us that behind these words there is an effective decision and result-oriented steps, - the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, said in response to the statement released by the NATO Liaison Office.

The function of the Levan Mikeladze Diplomatic Training and Research Institute LEPL, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be carried out by the Human Resources Management Department, a structural unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

I would like to congratulate Tamar Taliashvili on her appointment as Ambassador to the United States - it is important that this decision, consent has been received from the US President's administration. It is also important that Georgia is represented in the United States by an Ambassador, the Speaker of the Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, to journalists.

The Information Center on NATO and the European Union served as a useful tool to promote and inform the public about the benefits of the EU and NATO integration - these are further actions and steps in the wrong direction, - Anitta Hipper, EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said in response to a question from InterpressNews about how the European Union assesses the decision on the abolition of the Information Center on NATO and the European Union in Georgia.

Roman Kartsivadze will replace Zviad Kharazishvili ("Khareba") as Director of the Special Tasks Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, reads the information released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The Georgian Government has nominated to Mikheil Kavelashvili the candidacy of Tamar Taliashvili for the position of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the United States of America.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has left for Italy, the Georgian Government Administration reports.