Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili has called for an end to what he described as “anti-Georgian rhetoric,” accusing foreign diplomats of misrepresenting the government’s statements and intentions.
“We speak Georgian, they speak English, and somehow we can’t understand each other,” Papuashvili said. “The British ambassador is even learning Georgian, supposedly to better understand us, but we say one thing, and they respond with something completely different.”
His comments come amid ongoing tensions between the Georgian government and Western partners, particularly over concerns related to democratic backsliding and the controversial “foreign agents” law, which has drawn sharp criticism from the EU, UK, and the United States.
Papuashvili’s remarks reflect growing frustration within the ruling Georgian Dream party over what it perceives as unfair and politically motivated external pressure.
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