European Union, its Member States, Norway and UK reject accusations about their activities in Georgia
The European Union Delegation to Georgia, embassies of the 25 EU Member states, Norway, and the United Kingdom “firmly rejected the baseless and damaging accusations about the role and activities of some diplomatic missions in Georgia”.
In a joint statement, released on 24 September, they said that “such disinformation misleads the public and undermines the possibility for our diplomatic missions to carry out our duties.”
The following EU countries signed the statement: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.
“For diplomats, meeting a broad range of actors – government, opposition, civil society and citizens at large – is a normal part of diplomatic work, and fully consistent with the Vienna Convention,” reads the statement. “We do not support any particular political party and claims that we support violence and extremism are simply not true. As a matter of fact we appeal to all actors to reject and condemn any form of violence.”
The diplomats urged all political leaders to refrain from divisive rhetoric and to work towards the de-escalation of tensions.
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