Georgian Parliament official claims deep state reestablishing in Europe

Levan Makhashvili, the Chair of the Committee on European Integration of the Georgian Parliament, on Thursday claimed a reestablishment of the deep state in Europe, from where he believes there will be renewed efforts to exert influence, not only on Georgia.

In his remarks, Makhashvili noted that the ruling Georgian Dream party was ready to reboot relations with the new US administration and was currently awaiting specific steps from the United States.

He further emphasised that it was through the Georgia-US relations that it would become clear whether the Trump administration “succeeded in weakening the deep state”.

“Of course, we are closely watching the shifts and rebranding of informal influences, what the US President refers to as the deep state. What we observe so far is that a new base is being established in Europe, and from here, they are attempting to launch an attack, not only on Georgia”, the official said.

“Georgia is not the only target, of course. This is something we must monitor in the long term. It will be clear through actions how much the new administration has managed to defeat informal influences, and it will be clear through actions how much this will have a corresponding impact on the relationship between Georgia and the United States”, Makhashvili concluded.