On March 9, the ruling Georgian Dream's Political Council, People's Power, and the Parliamentary majority released a joint statement stating that the draft regulations regarding foreign agents had been withdrawn from the parliament as a result of internal deliberations.

"We can observe that the passed law has led to societal disagreements. The deception apparatus was successful in portraying the law negatively and misleading certain members of the public. The measure was given the erroneous name of 'Russian legislation,' and some people perceived the bill's passage in the first reading as a break from the European route," the statement said. According to the information, the protesters involved some children in illegal activities.  

"We should be more worried about peace, tranquility, and economic growth in our nation, as well as Georgia's progress toward European integration. Hence, it is important for each of our fellow citizens to focus on helping the country develop in the correct path rather than engaging in conflict," the joint statement added.

In order to demand an explanation from the governing party on how the law would be revoked and the release of detained protestors, activists and opposition lawmakers have declared that another gathering will be staged in front of parliament this evening at 19:00. The choice was made as riot police struggled for a second night to break up large-scale demonstrations against the proposed bill.

Moreover, commenting on the protests in Georgia against the adoption of the law on foreign agents, de-facto Abkhaz Foreign Minister Inal Ardzinba stated that the US is trying to open a second front in the Caucasus. "According to our information, the Americans will try to carry out a coup d'état in Georgia in March. This creates risks for the security architecture in our region. The main goal of the United States is to launch a second front in the South Caucasus," the de-facto Foreign Minister said.

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