Ruling party Sec Gen says individual diplomats, European bureaucrats continue to interfere in Georgia's internal affairs

Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Friday said certain diplomats and European bureaucrats continued to interfere in Georgia’s internal affairs, basing their actions on “false and misleading statements”.

In his remarks, Kaladze also recalled the statements made by foreign diplomats during the parliamentary elections held in Georgia.

“All this is part of what we have seen in recent years - several attempts at coups, attempts to overthrow the current Government. Of course, these people are ordinary participants in this process, with their statements and actions”, Kaladze said.

“Remember the parliamentary elections, when they made political statements. They directly attempted to interfere in the internal political affairs of the country, which, unfortunately, continues to this day. This does not only apply to ambassadors. Look at what some European bureaucrats are doing, what statements they are making, which are based solely on lies, and the public sees this,” he continued.

He also highlighted media freedom in Georgia and noted that today the situation is not the same as it was before 2012, when all media outlets were in the pocket of one person.

“The public sees everything. Today, the situation is not the same as it was before 2012, when one person had all the media outlets in his pocket and the public did not have the opportunity to receive correct information. Today, the media is absolutely free, there are many opportunities for people to receive correct information on all issues”, he concluded.