“We know the government can move very quickly when it wants to pass legislation. We saw that in the expedited legislation last December to abolish the State Inspector Service; you saw it most recently with the expedited legislation on expanding surveillance capacity. So, we know the government can move quickly when it wants to,” stated US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan.
She noted that the people of Georgia want these reforms to move through quickly so that Georgia can be ready for European Union membership status.
“The United States stands ready and willing to help in any way with this process. The next six months will be an important opportunity to get started. There’s no time to waste and there are many stakeholders: the people, civil society, opposition parties, and some members of the government as well, who are standing ready to get started on these recommendations. Everyone wants to see a very positive report for Georgia by the end of the year—before that, if possible, but by December most certainly,” stated Degnan.
