“ Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili said that the path of Georgia’s integration into the European Union “was accompanied by Ukraine’s negative attitude – so that Georgia would not receive candidate status.” Source: “European Truth” with reference to Georgia Online” Bochorishvili’s direct speech: “We saw with our own eyes what campaigns were conducted in 2022-2023 – before we received the status of a candidate, and here Ukraine’s involvement in this direction was manifested more than once, that they opposed Georgia’s European integration in various forms. This was happening, it was not hidden, we all know.” Details: She noted that since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale aggression, Georgia did everything to always declare political support for Ukraine. The minister also criticized the negative assessment of Georgia in the European Commission’s report on enlargement, saying that “the conclusions made in the European Commission’s report completely distort the real facts.” At the same time, Bochorishvili found an excuse for Georgia not wanting introduce sanctions against Russia. “No one wants to enter into a confrontation with Russia and create additional security challenges. It is quite natural. The primary duty of the government is to avoid threats to the country. This is our duty, and if we do it, it should not cause condemnation – it should be welcomed,” said the Georgian minister. Background: Georgia was the most criticized among other candidate countries in the package of reports on enlargement presented by the European Commission. European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said that currently Georgia is a candidate country for EU membership “in name only”. In turn, the EU Ambassador to Georgia Pavel Herchinskyi said that the report presented by the European Commission should be a sobering signal for the Georgian authorities. In response, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said that the EC report is used for “unsubstantiated negative evaluations of Georgia.” Read also the article “EuroPravda”: Ukraine was warned, but not punished.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maka Bochorishvili. Photo from her Facebook - Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili said that the path of Georgia’s integration into the European Union “was accompanied by Ukraine’s negative attitude – so that Georgia would not receive candidate status.”
- Georgia was the most criticized among other candidate countries in the package of reports on enlargement presented by the European Commission. European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said that currently Georgia is a candidate country for EU membership “in name only”.
- For his part, the EU ambassador to Georgia, Pavel Herchynskyi, said that the report presented by the European Commission should be a sobering signal for the Georgian authorities.
- In response, the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the EC report is being used to “voice unsubstantiated negative assessments of Georgia and for further political speculation.”
Source: “European Pravda” with a link to Georgia Online”
Bochorishvili’s direct speech: “We saw with our own eyes what campaigns were conducted in 2022-2023 – before we received the candidate status, and Ukraine’s involvement in this direction was manifested more than once, that they opposed Georgia’s European integration in various forms. It happened, it was not hidden, we all know it.”
Details: She noted that since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale aggression, Georgia has done everything to always declare its political support for Ukraine.
The minister also criticized the negative assessment of Georgia in the European Commission’s report on enlargement, saying that “the conclusions made in the European Commission’s report completely distort the real facts.”
At the same time, Bochorishvili found an excuse that Georgia does not want to introduce sanctions against Russia.
“No one wants to enter into a confrontation with Russia and create additional security challenges. This is quite natural. The primary duty of the government is to avoid threats to the country. This is our duty, and if we do it, it should not cause condemnation – it should be welcomed,” the Georgian minister said.
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