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US Backs Protesters in Georgia, Slams Government for Postponing EU Talks

December 2, 2024

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Georgia’s pro-West president rejected the results of the recent parliamentary elections and says she won’t step down

By Dave DeCamp

The US has strongly condemned Georgia’s decision to postpone talks on joining the European Union and is backing anti-government protesters in the country.Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced he would push back talks with the EU on Thursday after the European Parliament claimed the recent parliamentary election in Georgia, which saw the ruling Georgian Dream party win 54% of the vote, was “neither free nor fair.” Last month, the EU said it had halted Georgia’s accession talks, accusing the country of “going backward.”

Kobakhidze said Georgia would not accept any grants from the EU until 2028, the year he said the country would “be adequately prepared economically to open negotiations to become a member in 2030.”

In response, US Ambassador to Georgia Robin L. Dunnigan said the Georgia government’s decision was the “latest in a series of actions that again calls into question this government’s commitment to a Western path.”

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