USA, EU and 14 European countries issue a joint statement, in which Western countries condemn the “Russian-style law”. This statement was signed by the chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, the heads of the Committees on Foreign Affairs of the parliaments of the European Union, the Czech Republic, Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Italy, Norway, Poland, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
“We will never abandon the Georgian people who have bravely displayed their steadfast commitment to democratic values through peaceful resistance, nor will we hesitate to hold accountable those responsible for enacting this Russian-style law and for the brutal targeting of nonviolent demonstrators, including by Bidzina Ivanishvili and his cronies. To the Georgian people, we declare: You are not alone.”
