The first press conference of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili after the mass demonstrations has been held to the accompaniment of a youth demonstration of the opposition United National Movement. The protests at the center of Tbilisi on March 21 were highlighted by the first public declaration of demands for resignation of the government and the start of collecting signatures on a vote of censure.
Mikheil Saakashvili, the Georgian ex-president who has recently become the head of the international consultative council for reforms under the Ukrainian president, said that democratic methods of ending Russian oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili's power in the country were pointless. Only a peaceful revolution, such as that to oust President Eduard Shevardnadze in 2003, can help Georgia today, according to Saakashvili.
Garibashvili called the United National Movement a small sect and warned that any disorders would be punished severely.
It is worth noting that Garibashvili disapproved of Kiev promoting Mikheil Saakashvili and his crew, whose services Ukraine considers valuable in the law enforcement sphere. The prime minister’s speech was highlighted by a determination to blame not only Saakashvili for any possible disorders, but the authorities of Ukraine for refusing to extradite the ex-president, suspected of abuse of power and wasting money. Four criminal cases have already been filed against Saakashvili.
Saakashvili’s team are helping with reforms in Ukraine. Garibashvili has called Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko several times, offering to send specialists of any ministries to help with the reforms. The problem is that Georgian Dream has not been distinguished as a major reformer and lacks the image needed in Ukraine. The Georgian PM noted that he had sent Kakhi Kaladze, a vice prime minister and former player of Kyiv Dynamo FC, to meet with the Ukrainian authorities, but to no avail.
Obviously, the Ukrainian developments in the confrontation between the Georgian government and opposition are aggravating. It may affect Georgian-Ukrainian relations, despite their common pro-Western course.
The first press conference of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has been held under the accompaniment of a mass demonstration of the opposition of the United National Movement. The protests at the center of Tbilisi on March 21 was highlighted by the first public declaration of demands for resignation of the government and the start of signature collection for vote of censure.Mikheil Saakashvili, a Georgian ex-president who has recently become the head of the international consultative council for reforms of the Ukrainian president, said that democratic methods of ending Russian oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili power in the country were pointless. Only the peaceful revolution to oust President Eduard Shevardnadze in 2003 can help Georgia today, according to Saakashvili.Garibashvili called the United National Movement a small sect and warned that any disorders would be punished severely.It is worth noting that Garibashvili disapproved Kiev’s promoting Mikheil Saakashvili and his crew, whose services Ukraine considers worthy in the law enforcement. The prime minister’s speech was highlighted by determination to blame not only Saakashvili for any possible disorders, but the authorities of Ukraine for refusing to extradite the ex-president suspected of excess of power and wasting money. Four criminal cases have already been filed against Saakashvili.Saakashvili’s team are helping with reforms in Ukraine. Garibashvili has called Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko several times, offering to send specialists of any ministries to help with the reforms. The problem is that the Georgian Dream has not been distinguished as a major reformer and lacks the image needed in Ukraine. The Georgian PM noted that he had sent Kakhi Kaladze, a vice prime minister and former player of the FC Kyiv Dynamo, to meet with Ukrainian authorities, to no avail.Obviously, the Ukrainian developments in the confrontation of the Georgian government and opposition is aggravating. It may affect the Georgian-Ukrainian relations, despite their common pro-Western cou
