Georgian PM claims certain foreign ambassadors, including EU envoy, fuel radicalisation in country

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Monday alleged that certain foreign ambassadors, including the European Union’s envoy, were directly involved in fueling radicalisation in the country.

“Unfortunately, certain ambassadors, including the EU Ambassador, are directly involved in fueling radicalisation in Georgia and are part of processes that contribute to the degradation of specific individuals in the country”, the PM said.

He added that such involvement from the EU’s representative was “deeply regrettable” and was harming the bloc’s image in Georgia.

“You remember what Georgian Bolsheviks were like a hundred years ago - this is exactly the kind of process we are facing today. They want to bring up the same kind of people in Georgia. You know that we adopted the transparency law precisely to counter such processes, and of course, we will defend our country in every direction against them”, he continued.

“When the EU Ambassador is directly involved in such processes, it is very unfortunate. All of this negatively affects the EU’s image in Georgia. This is a very alarming development, and we must all stand against it”, the Government head concluded.