Of course, those people who are actively participating in this process are not independent subjects – they are part of one big global war party that have been using all its strength to make Georgia a battlefield from 2022 onwards, and now a platform for unrest, – the Vice-Speaker of the Parliament, Nino Tsilosani, told journalists, responding to the draft resolution that will be presented today at the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
According to her, “it is precisely this unrest that is being sought to somehow escalate before all elections – whether it will be debates or statements against Georgia.”
“Against the backdrop of the fact that the overall economic growth of the European Union is approaching 0%, while the borders of a number of EU countries are constantly being violated by Russia, while their attempts to somehow interfere in other countries and harm them to some extent are unsuccessful – it is surprising what they are debating and what resolution they are going to adopt in the European Parliament. Of course, those people who are actively participating in this process are not independent subjects – they are part of one big global war party that have been using all its strength to make Georgia a battlefield from 2022 onwards, and now a platform for unrest. It is precisely this unrest that their desire to somehow inflame before all elections – be it debates or statements against Georgia. All this does not work on the Georgian people. The wise Georgian people will make a decision on October 4 without their help,” said Nino Tsilosani.
When asked how she would assess the part of the resolution that talks about international observation of the local elections, Tsilosani explained that “no one prevented them from observing this process.”
“This all looks like breaking an open door. On the contrary, we invited the OSCE/ODIHR as well. We expected that as a result of pressure, they would refuse. However, any other mission could freely come and observe. This is a farce that we are watching – their lamentations about the fact that they will not be able to observe the elections in Georgia are only for the purpose of creating a fuss. In reality, anyone who wanted to observe could come and we would very kindly take them to all the polling stations where they would like to,” said Nino Tsilosani.
The Council of Europe will hold debates on the situation in Georgia today.
According to information published on the organization’s website, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) monitoring co-rapporteurs for Georgia, Edite Estrela (Portugal, Socialists, Democrats, and Greens Group) and Sabina Cudic (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe), will present a resolution titled:
“Support for Democracy and the Rule of Law in Georgia.”
The draft resolution text notes that the Assembly is deeply concerned that the Georgian authorities have systematically ignored its concerns and recommendations regarding the democratic crisis in Georgia, which are shared by the international community.
“The rapid rollback of democracy has progressed so far that the existence of democracy in Georgia is now in question. The Assembly condemns the Georgian authorities’ increasingly isolationist policies and antagonistic relations with European organizations and their member states. It also condemns the baseless attacks and unfounded, damaging accusations against members of the international community in Georgia, which have multiplied in recent months,” the draft resolution states.
The document also addresses the upcoming local elections in Georgia.
“With regard to the upcoming local elections in Georgia, the Assembly regrets that its call for the immediate creation of an inclusive process to establish a conducive electoral environment for new, genuinely democratic elections has not been fulfilled. This is evident from the decision of the majority of opposition parties not to participate in the upcoming local elections. The Assembly is concerned that these elections will not be monitored by civil society organizations with a strong reputation for election observation. In this regard, it deeply regrets that the Georgian authorities have not invited the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe to observe the upcoming elections. The Assembly also regrets that the invitation to the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) to observe these elections was deliberately sent so late that their observation became impossible,” reads the draft resolution .
Nino Tsilosani on PACE: Against the backdrop of the constant violation of the borders of the EU countries by Russia and the unsuccessful attempts to intervene in other countries, it is surprising what they are debating – they are part of the global war party
