According to the Speaker of Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, it is an “absolute disaster” that the European Commission spokesperson, through her statement, expresses solidarity with the “overthrow and violence announced for October 4.”
As Shalva Papuashvili told journalists, if there is violence on October 4, the European Commission will also be held responsible for the statement of its spokesperson.
“For October 4, they announced the overthrow, violence. This is the main issue. I would also like to touch on the statement of the European Commission spokesperson, it was an absolute disaster, what we heard. The spokesperson expresses solidarity with the October 4 overthrow event organized by Levan Khabeishvili. She said that she stands in solidarity with the participants of the rally. What kind of solidarity is she expressing, considering that the National Movement announced a violent rally and overthrow of the country for October 4, 16:00, when elections and voting will be underway,” Papuashvili said.
According to the Speaker of Parliament, with this statement, the European Commission spokesperson expresses solidarity with Levan Khabeishvili and the National Movement The rally announced by the National Movement on October 4th.
“What we have read in these words is an absolute catastrophe of values. This is a direct sharing of responsibility for the possible violence that will result from the rally organized by the National Movement. Therefore, I want all Georgians and foreigners to remember yesterday’s statement well – on October 4th, if there is any violence, if anyone throws even a single stone at the police, not to mention“Molotov cocktails” and things like that, if there is even a single act of violence, the European Commission will share responsibility for this. The European Commission must understand this, Georgia is not anyone’s toy. The fate of Georgians, their lives and health are not Brussels’ playthings. Or they are naive, hypocritical and do not understand at all what they are dealing with,” Papuashvili said.
For information, according to the TV company Formula, the lead spokesperson for the European Commission for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Anitta Hipper, said regarding the protest action planned for October 4: “We express solidarity with the Georgian people, who are courageously and peacefully taking to the streets, organizing demonstrations for European values, democracy and freedom of speech. The European Union supports democracy, prosperity. Our message is to the Georgian authorities to allow the demonstration, not to intimidate the pluralism of free citizens who want to make their voices heard.”
Shalva Papuashvili: The EU Spokesperson expresses solidarity with Levan Khabeishvili’s organized October 4th overthrow event – an absolute disaster, this is sharing responsibility for possible violence
