Kobakhidze Rejects PACE Resolution and Intensifies Clash with Opposition and Critics in Georgia

| News, Politics, Georgia

On June 25, Irakli Kobakhidze, the Prime Minister of Georgia, dismissed the resolution adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), stating that it contains "many lies" and holds no significance for either Georgia or its society. He argued that the document is politically biased and filled with inaccuracies, adding that the Georgian public understands the motives behind such resolutions and therefore does not attach any importance to them. Kobakhidze emphasized that both PACE and the European Parliament are in a "very difficult" situation, which, according to him, is reflected in the content of their resolutions. He maintained that anyone reading the document would find numerous falsehoods and politically motivated assessments. "Such documents have no value for our country, for Georgian society," Kobakhidze stated.

Commenting on the role of the opposition, Kobakhidze accused opposition parties and what he described as "so-called NGOs" of acting as "foreign agents" engaged in sabotage against Georgia. He claimed they had supported hostile activities targeting the country and therefore shared responsibility for what he called the "shameful document" adopted by PACE.

Responding to a journalist's question regarding former President Salome Zourabichvili's assertion that Georgian Dream had been created under a Russian plan, Kobakhidze rejected her remarks and said she was "absolutely uninteresting" to the government. Recalling Zourabichvili's nickname, "Strikaza" — the Russian word for dragonfly — Kobakhidze remarked that "this 'Strikaza' should not talk about others." He reiterated that this was all he wished to say on the matter and stressed that Zourabichvili was of no interest to him.

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