In the Prime Minister’s office, there was direct intimidation, blackmail, and insults, urging us to open a second front in the country. There were promises: “We will help you with everything, you will be provided with the necessary equipment, and so on,” stated Tbilisi Mayor and mayoral candidate Kakha Kaladze during a conversation with journalists today.
When asked whether there is evidence to substantiate this, Kaladze said, “Of course, there is evidence, and if there is a need and necessity, it will definitely be acted upon.”
“Once again, for the sake of the country’s interests, it’s better to leave things as they are!
They blackmail us, claiming I don’t want Europe or the European Union. I’m telling you that I have fulfilled all the conditions outlined in the Association Agreement, and I am ahead of the countries you place above me—yet you make a political decision and judge me unfairly.
We have done everything – open the negotiations, and we will accept the decision today!
Do you want to open negotiations? We’re ready! Do you want to admit us to the European Union? We’re ready! We also understand that the country needs to strengthen economically and move forward to become a full-fledged member of the EU. This is not simple, and we understand it well, but why are you blackmailing us, first with candidate status, then with opening negotiations, and now with visa liberalization?!
The issue of candidate status didn’t work, and you couldn’t stage a revolution! The issue of opening or not opening negotiations didn’t work, and you couldn’t stage a revolution! Now you’re trying with visa liberalization, and you will fail there too.
Radicalism, malice, and agency are always doomed to failure,” stated Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze.
Kakha Kaladze: In the Prime Minister’s office, there were threats, blackmail, and insults aimed at opening a second front in the country – there were promises: we will help you with everything, you will be provided with the necessary equipment, and so on
