On May 23, the President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili held a meeting with the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Matteo Mecacci. During the meeting, the President discussed the potential impact of the Foreign Agents Law on Georgia’s democracy and the European integration.
According to her administration, the President stressed the importance of maintaining peaceful and stable pre-election environment. President Zourabichvili once again emphasized the importance of the partners’ support and the continuation of high-level visits, which will be “a great incentive for the Georgian people and a sign that Georgia is on its way to Europe together with our partners and with their support.”
The President’s administration reports that the OSCE/ODIHR is ready to deploy long as well as short term monitoring missions in Georgia. According to the same source the ODIHR Director also expressed readiness to strengthen support to the development of Georgia’s democratic institutions.
At the meeting, the President once again reiterated that she will veto any law that goes against Georgia’s European integration path.
Representatives of the Needs Assessment Mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) are currently visiting Georgia and holding separate meetings with the parliamentary and non-parliamentary opposition, civil society and the media.
