The Embassies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, the European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom have issued a joint statement firmly rejecting accusations against their diplomatic missions in Georgia.
“We firmly reject the baseless and damaging accusations about the role and activities of some diplomatic missions in Georgia. Such disinformation misleads the public and undermines the possibility for our diplomatic missions to carry out our duties,” the statement reads.
The embassies underlined that it is standard diplomatic practice to engage with a wide range of actors, including the government, opposition, civil society, and citizens, as stipulated by the Vienna Convention. They stressed that claims suggesting support for violence or extremism are false.
“As diplomats, we do not support any particular political party, and claims that we support violence and extremism are simply not true. In fact, we appeal to all actors to reject and condemn any form of violence,” the statement continues.
The joint declaration concludes with a call to Georgian political leaders to avoid divisive rhetoric and focus on reducing tensions in the country.
