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По мнению Торнике Гордадзе, профессора Института политических наук в Париже было бы вполне достаточно, если бы на церемонию похорон президента в Иран приехала бы грузинская парламентская делегация. Об этом он заявил в эфире «ТВ Пирвели» 22 мая. Как отметил Гордадзе, тот факт, что на церемонию похорон приехали премьер-министр Ираклий Кобахидзе и глава МИД Грузии Илия […]
По словам члена парламентского большинства Созара Субари, вето президента наложенное на «российский закон» будет преодолено во вторник, 28 мая. Об этом он сообщил журналистам. Как указал Субари, 27 мая состоится заседание комитета, а 28 мая — пленарное заседание, на котором парламентарии преодолеют вето. «27 [мая] будет комиссия, а 28 [мая] будет пленарное заседание парламента, на […]
Blinken on “foreign agents” bill
At a hearing in the House Foreign Affairs Committee, US secretary of state Antony Blinken stated that Georgia‘s “foreign agents” law, passed by the parliament on May 14, is borrowed from Moscow’s playbook. He noted that the US may take reciprocal measures.
Furthermore, Blinken emphasized that the negative implications of this law for Georgia’s European integration will be discussed within the European Union, and reciprocal steps are also likely from that side.
“We are very concerned about the foreign agents law that was passed. I think it’s right out of Moscow’s playbook unfortunately, and I think it clearly counters the desire of the overwhelming majority of Georgians to move toward the EU, and the EU integration.
So, we take very seriously what we might do in response, and I expect that we will take action. The European Union is observing the impact this law will have on Georgia’s accession process. I anticipate the consequences of this law’s adoption,” said the US secretary of state.
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According to an anonymous source in Washington, cited by the Georgian service of Radio Liberty, the United States possesses information that “could damage the reputation of members of the Georgian political elite.”
The source in Washington believes that exposing Russian agents among the Georgian elite, as well as evidence of trading with Chinese influence, will undermine the claims of the “Georgian Dream” party that it is defending the nation’s sovereignty through the “foreign agents” bill.
Georgian PM at Raisi’s funeral
Georgia’s prime minister Irakli Kobakhidze and foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili arrived in Tehran to attend the funeral ceremony of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
The Georgian government didn’t announce the trip until the last minute, only sharing details after Kobakhidze and Darchiashvili had already flown to Iran.
It is known that leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah also attended the funeral of the Iranian president.
Earlier this week, after the news of Raisi’s death was confirmed, the Iranian president was referred to as a “worthy supporter” in a statement by the terrorist group Hamas.
President Ibrahim Raisi and minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian died on May 19 as a result of a helicopter crash.
In 1988, Ibrahim Raisi, who at the time held the position of deputy prosecutor general, was one of the organizers of mass extrajudicial executions of political prisoners in Iran.
“Of course, one of the topics we discussed today is cooperation in the transport sector, taking into account the new opportunities of the transport and logistical infrastructure of Tajikistan and Azerbaijan. I think it will be useful to join our efforts in this direction and coordinate our steps more closely,” said President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev during an expanded meeting with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, Azernews reports.