Georgian Parliament Speaker says weakened US informal governance key to stronger US-Georgia relations

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday said the weakening of informal governance in the United States was directly proportional to the improvement of relations between the American and Georgian people.

Papuashvili noted that the ongoing fight against informal power structures in the US, as declared by President Donald Trump, was entering a phase where some judges were blocking decisions made by the current administration. You

“This is part of the fight that Trump has declared against the oligarchic informal rule, the so-called deep state. In this regard, Georgia serves as a good test case and litmus paper to observe how informal governance weakens in the United States. The decline of informal rule will reflect proportionally in improved relations between the American and Georgian people. However, we do not base our national plans on the decisions of other countries. This is something the past three years have taught us”, the Speaker said.

He further went on to criticise the European Commission and EU bureaucrats for what he described as reckless recommendations.

“If we had listened to some European commissioners and bureaucrats, imposed sanctions [on Russia], closed the skies, introduced visa regimes - if we had gone down the path of escalation - today Georgia would be a war-torn, destroyed country. And now, the same bureaucrats act as moral preachers to the Georgian people”, he continued.

Papuashvili also referred to a recent statement by the head of Latvia’s intelligence service, who said that as long as the war continues in Ukraine, Latvia’s own security is safeguarded.

“This is perhaps the clearest illustration of the immoral policy being pursued toward Georgia and Ukraine - policies aimed at securing their own safety at the expense of ours”, Papuashvili concluded.