Salva Papuashvili: When Anti-Georgian Policy Is Carried Out Within the Walls of the European Parliament, It Is a Disgrace

According to Papuashvili, the alternative resolution represents common sense and is to be welcomed.

“This is what we want to see in the European Union — common sense and the strengthening of those forces that act based on a basic, fundamental understanding of the principles of international law. It is encouraging to see such political representation growing stronger in the European Parliament. This is precisely the kind of European Union we look toward, not those anti-Georgian groups that are fighting against Georgia and trying to use it as a tool to cope with their own fears,” Papuashvili stated.

He also commented on the performance staged by some members of the European Parliament today inside the Parliament building.

“In recent days, there was talk that before the discussion of these resolutions, some planned to hold a kind of performance inside the European Parliament. It was clear that some intended to appear with photos of individuals involved in ongoing criminal cases. I was looking forward to this performance. Their imagination usually comes down to printing out photos, standing with them — we all remember how they demanded Saakashvili’s release with similar performances.

I was waiting for the moment when I’d see another photo calling for the release of a person involved in a criminal case. I was planning to take that photo, stick it next to an old one with the slogan ‘Free Misha’, and post it on Facebook. And what did I see? I didn’t even need to do that. I saw a performance where Saakashvili, Melia — they were all thrown into the same pot. That alone shows who we are really dealing with.

It is a disgrace when anti-Georgian policy is carried out within the walls of the European Parliament. It is a disgrace for Europe, a disgrace for Brussels, when a platform is given to anti-Georgian policy in such an important institution,” Papuashvili added.