Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said the EU Ambassador to Georgia should be expelled for making statements that, in his view, interfere in the country’s internal affairs and promote division.
“If you ask me, the EU ambassador should be expelled from the country — that’s my attitude and vision. If it were up to me, of course I would expel him,” Kaladze told reporters.
Kaladze was reacting to recent comments by the EU Ambassador, who said that ending repression, freeing unjustly detained individuals, repealing repressive laws, and initiating open dialogue were the only ways to resolve the current crisis and return to the EU path.
Kaladze called the statement biased, and accused the ambassador of spreading misinformation and pushing a political agenda under the guise of democratic support. He said the ambassador was “using his status to do harm” and promoting narratives that distort recent events, including the protests and election outcomes.
“The EU bureaucracy didn’t like the results of October 26 and is now using all methods to incite confrontation and polarization,” Kaladze claimed, adding that Western influence — not just Russia — plays a role in Georgia’s current turmoil.
He emphasized that changes in government must happen only through elections, not revolutions. While he said he has nothing personal against the ambassador, he argued that foreign diplomats should respect Georgia’s sovereignty and avoid inciting unrest.
