Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party has announced that the European Union ambassador to the country, Pavel Herchinsky, is spreading misinformation that Georgia is suspending the Euro-Atlantic integration process for four years, the Georgian Public Broadcasting Company reports.
According to the publication, in fact, the government of Georgia has emphasized that it will strictly follow the implementation of the Association Agreement. "European Union Ambassador to Georgia Pavel Herchinsky is spreading misinformation that "Georgia is suspending the process of Euro-Atlantic integration for four years". In fact, the government has emphasized that it will strictly follow the implementation of the association agreement and will implement 90% of the association agreement by 2028," the statement said.
Ambassador of the European Union Pavel Herchinsky responded to the statement of the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze on November 28, where Kobakhidze noted that "until the end of 2028, we will not raise the issue of starting negotiations with the European Union, we refuse the European Union grant, we will continue to move towards the European Union, although we are not weak. let someone constantly blackmail us.'' Herchinsky noted that "yesterday's announcement that Georgia will stop its attempts to join the European Union in the next four years is really sad."