Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has criticized te United States, the European Union, and its member states for what he described as their failure to condemn recent violent incidents in Georgia, claiming their silence can be interpreted as “an indirect but clear expression of support” for efforts to overthrow the government. He made the remarks during a briefing at the Government Administration.
“It has been four days since a violent assault took place on the President’s Palace of Georgia, with the pre-announced goal of overthrowing the government elected by the Georgian people. However, no organization or state that usually provides immediate assessments of Georgia’s political developments—including the US, the EU, and specific EU countries—has issued a statement condemning or distancing themselves from this attempt,” Kobakhidze said.
The Prime Minister claimed that instead of condemning the unrest, certain international actors such as the EU and the OSCE/ODIHR have made statements “in an opposing spirit.”
“The failure to distance oneself from and condemn the attempt to overthrow the government and the violence is easily interpreted as an indirect but clear expression of support for such actions,” he added.
