Georgian prime minister accuses US of fueling ‘revolution attempts’

Following the Biden administration’s aid for anti-government protests that are rocking Tbilisi, the prime minister of the nation of Georgia on Friday accused the United States of supporting what he criticized as “revolution efforts”. &nbsp,

In a post on social media platform X, Irakli Kobakhidze, the leader of the lot Georgian Dream Party, lashed out at the United States in response to stress from the Biden administration and Western officials against the government’s effort to pass legislation that was criticized as resembling Russia’s “foreign agents law.”

The draft law’s opponents claim that it will be used to silence opposition and prosecute opposition, making it necessary for nonprofit organizations to register as “foreign agents” with the domestic security services. &nbsp,

Kobakhidze, following a talk with the No. 3 official in the State Department, counselor Derek Chollet, said that the law is necessary to root out groups the government accuses of funding “violence” and supporting “revolutionary processes” .&nbsp,

Kobakhidze criticized the original U.S. ambassador to Georgia, who he claimed supported” two trend attempts of 2020- 2023… and those carried out through Organizations financed from exterior sources.” Had these efforts been effective, the next top collection would have been opened in Georgia”.

Kobakhidze made a similar point in the Georgian Dream Party, which claims that the United States ‘ support for Greek civil society organizations is fueling criticism activities there. The party’s use of a” following front line” as a justification for closer relationships with NATO and the EU, warning that Georgia will become entangled in a conflict with Russia as a result of its offensive against Ukraine. &nbsp,

However, the majority of Georgians are opposed to the administration’s policies and helps joining the EU. &nbsp,

A poll by the International Republican Institute published in April 2023 found 50 percent had a pretty bad, or somewhat bad view of the government’s relations with Russia, and 44 percent viewed the government as more pro- Soviet than pro- Western. According to a poll conducted by the National Democratic Institute in December 2023, 79 percent of Georgia’s people was in favor of joining the EU. &nbsp,

And protesters have been demonstrating in Tbilisi against the “foreign agents” rules for more than a fortnight. Victorian Dream Party was able to stop the legislation from being considered in 2023, but the opposition party reintroduced it in early April. &nbsp,

The draft laws will likely receive its third and final checking on May 17. While Salome Zourabichvili, the president of Georgia, has vowed to reject the rules, a majority in the legislature is override that. &nbsp,

The government’s support for the draft laws and a violent assault by security forces on protesters are alarming people in Europe and the United States.

Chollet, in a blog on X, said he “reinforced” to Kobakhidze “our issue for Georgia’s present direction – the Government’s angry language and support of antidemocratic legislation places Georgia’s Euro- Mediterranean future at risk. The overwhelming majority of Georgians want the United States to commit to the Euro-Atlantic region, which the United States urges the Greek government to do.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers have warned that the “foreign agents rules” could result in sanctions being imposed on Greek government officials and restricting U.S. support to the nation. &nbsp,

The Biden administration has resisted threating a change in American policy, but it has stated that it is keeping an eye on advances. &nbsp,