Georgian Parliament official: MEP Rasa Juknevičienė is doing all her best to damage Georgia-EU relations

Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Wednesday criticised Lithuanian MEP Rasa Juknevičienė, accusing her of undermining relations between Georgia and the European Union.

Samkharadze made the remarks while commenting on the European Parliament’s recently adopted report on Georgia prepared by Juknevičienė.

The official argued that the report represents a deliberate effort to harm bilateral ties between Georgia and the EU.

“Rasa Juknevičienė is doing everything she can to damage relations between Georgia and the European Union”, he said.

“We have not been paying much attention to this for quite some time. However, it is important that our colleagues in various member states are also aware of the absurdities contained in the European Parliament’s resolution”, Samkharadze concluded.

The European Parliament adopted Rasa Juknevičienė’s report on Georgia. The report was approved by 436 votes in favour and 145 against.

The report adopted by the European Parliament discusses sanctions against representatives of the Georgian authorities.

The European Parliament also calls on EU member states to refrain from holding meetings with the ruling Georgian Dream party. The document further discusses sanctions against television broadcasters, including Imedi TV.