Georgian Parliament official: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly has condemned attacks on state institutions, violent attempts to overthrow gov’t

Nikoloz Samkharadze, the chair of the foreign relations committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Wednesday assessed the final statement issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly following the visit of its high-level delegation to Georgia, stressing that the statement sends a clear message both domestically and internationally that “the truth cannot be hidden”.

In his remarks, Samkharadze noted that the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly had condemned attacks on state institutions and the violent attempt to overthrow the government.

“This is a message not only to our opposition but also to everyone outside Georgia, including their supporters in the European Parliament and the European Commission, that the truth cannot be hidden. By abandoning their parliamentary mandates, the opposition made a decision that harms democracy. It is an important call for them to at least prepare for the upcoming elections and, instead of running around Brussels and various capitals, perhaps meet their own voters and their own society”, the official said.

The president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Pere Joan Pons and a high-level delegation concluded a several-day visit to Georgia.

In its concluding statement, the delegation stressed that the use of violence against state institutions is unacceptable. It also noted that resolving the country’s internal political challenges is not the responsibility of other international bodies and emphasised that a boycott cannot serve as an alternative to dialogue and political engagement.