Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze says EU Ambassador to Georgia, Pawel Herczynski, should be formally summoned and asked “specific questions” regarding his recent remarks about the risk of Georgia returning to “violence, civil war, poverty, hardship, and corruption.” Kaladze called the ambassador’s statement deeply troubling and inappropriate.
According to Kaladze, references to civil confrontation and conflict are unacceptable and amount to a threat directed at the Georgian people and the state. He argued that while Georgia has faced indirect calls to get involved in war in the past, this time the message was expressed openly. “This is very serious,” Kaladze said, stressing the need for official clarification from the ambassador.
The mayor stated that Georgia has not deviated from democratic principles and remains a free and sovereign country. He emphasized that while Georgia seeks partnerships and friendship, it will not tolerate being pressured or dictated to. “We need partners, not masters who wag their fingers at us,” Kaladze said.
He added that Georgia’s government serves only the interests of the country and its people, and will maintain a principled stance despite external criticism. His comments follow sharp reactions within the ruling party to Ambassador Herczynski’s warning about the risks posed by Georgia’s current political trajectory.
