Georgia’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maka Botchorishvili, spoke on the Imedi LIVE program about the European Parliament’s recently adopted resolution on Georgia. According to the minister, although such documents are not legally binding, the Georgian side cannot completely ignore them, as they contribute to shaping narratives aimed at harming Georgia’s national interests.
“We have already seen that these resolutions have no real force and carry little significance. When this resolution and report were approved by the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, we issued our response. We paid attention to them for a very simple reason. We have often heard from European politicians and Brussels bureaucrats that we should not pay too much attention to European Parliament resolutions, as they are not decisive for EU policy. Nevertheless, for us, the European Parliament is an EU institution just like the European Commission and the Council of the European Union. Therefore, we cannot completely ignore its documents, especially since they reflect the views of certain politicians and help shape specific narratives,” Botchorishvili stated.
She added that the documents are “built entirely on falsehoods and false narratives” and are created with the sole purpose of damaging Georgia’s interests and tarnishing the country’s reputation.
“These documents have no force and no political weight. However, it is unacceptable for us that even a small number of Members of the European Parliament attack our country and society in such a manner, without any grounds and based entirely on falsehoods. We cannot leave unanswered such campaigns against Georgia, which have been ongoing for years and have one objective only – to damage our country’s national interests,” the minister said.
