The Foreign Affairs Committee calls on the EU to act on Georgia without losing time

In its Statement, the Committee condemns the brutal repression of peaceful demonstrations with the support of advancing Russian imperialism, and calls on ending any use of violence against the people of Georgia.

The Foreign Affairs Committee also urges the EU Member States to react and act swiftly in this increasingly critical situation for democracy in Georgia. “As the situation in Georgia is getting worse every day, we consider it necessary that the countries of the European Union jointly and immediately impose sanctions against those who have illegally seized power as a result of the rigged elections,” the Foreign Affairs Committee said in the Statement. “To end the constitutional crisis and restore democracy, it is inevitable that new parliamentary elections are held in Georgia.”

The Committee expresses its support to the people of Georgia who stand for their country’s democratic and pro-European future, and to President Salome Zurabishvili as the only independent constitutional institution standing for democracy in Georgia.

The Foreign Affairs Committee issued the Statement at its today’s sitting, where the developments in Georgia were discussed. Ambassador of Estonia in Georgia Marge Mardisalu-Kahar gave the Committee an overview of the situation in the country.

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Source: Parliament of Estonia