The party said the initiative raised serious questions about the direction of Georgia\u2019s foreign policy and the protection of the country\u2019s sovereignty. It called on the foreign ministry to confirm or deny its involvement in what it described as \u201cconfidential negotiations\u201d and to clarify the government\u2019s position on the process.<\/p>\n
According to the opposition, in recent months the Georgian side has not disclosed either the substance of meetings held within the Geneva format or details of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism. In this information vacuum, they say, reports have periodically emerged from Russian-controlled media carrying what they describe as \u201calarming\u201d signals concerning Georgia\u2019s territorial integrity and security.<\/p>\n The opposition party\u2019s statement also sharply criticises the government\u2019s policy towards the occupied territories. \u201cFor Georgia\u201d argues that the authorities\u2019 actions create the impression that Tbilisi is gradually aligning with Moscow\u2019s rhetoric, including in its assessment of the 2008 war.<\/p>\n In this context, the party pointed to a criminal case launched against former prime minister Giorgi Gakharia over the establishment of a police checkpoint near the village of Chorchana \u2014 a decision the government at the time described as a security measure. Today, critics say, condemnation of that move mirrors the rhetoric of the de facto authorities in Tskhinvali.<\/p>\n In 2019, Russian occupying forces began a process of so-called \u201cborderisation\u201d in a forested area near the village of Chorchana. On the decision of then interior minister Giorgi Gakharia, a police checkpoint was set up in the area. In response, the de facto authorities in Tskhinvali disrupted a meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism and demanded that the Georgian checkpoint in Chorchana be dismantled. Georgia\u2019s interior ministry rejected the request. Later, the Georgian authorities sentenced<\/a> Gakharia in absentia to a prison term over the decision to set up the checkpoint.<\/p>\n The opposition argues that moving the Geneva discussions to a \u201cneutral venue\u201d would in practice weaken Western involvement, which it says would directly undermine Georgia\u2019s position in the talks.<\/p>\n Against this backdrop, the opposition has raised a key question: is the Georgian government acting in line with the country\u2019s national interests, or does its policy align with Russia\u2019s strategic goals?<\/p>\n The government\u2019s official position on the issue remains unclear.<\/p>\n
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