Clinging to a “false narrative” demonstrates the essence of Brussels’ foreign policy, as it continues to support a “revolutionary scenario” that was defeated in Georgia, Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili told journalists.
Papuashvili was responding to remarks by Michele Cervone d’Urso, Deputy Permanent Representative of the European Union to the UN, who said the EU was deeply concerned about the “politically motivated use of the judicial system” against civil society organizations in Georgia and the adoption of repressive measures.
Papuashvili called the EU’s assessment “slander” and accused Brussels of spreading disinformation about Georgia.
“It is outrageous when such a platform is used to spread disinformation and lies,” Papuashvili said, adding that Brussels should abandon what he called its “false narrative” and “aggressive rhetoric” toward Georgia.
He also accused Brussels of having incited the “storming of the presidential palace on October 4,” referring to what he described as an attempted coup.
“Let us remind you that to date, no representative of Brussels, nor the EU ambassador, nor any representative of any country has publicly condemned the October 4 violent storming of the presidential palace,” Papuashvili said.
Cervone d’Urso said at a UN Human Rights Council session that the EU was deeply concerned about the politically motivated use of the judiciary and the adoption of repressive measures against civil society organizations in Georgia.
He also said the EU reiterated Georgia’s obligation to protect fundamental freedoms and called for the repeal or substantial revision of recently adopted legislation that undermines international human rights standards.
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