The News in Brief
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Prepared by Messenger Staff
Questions arise in Washington with deputies formally leaving 'Georgian Dream', Kelly Degnan says
According to Kelly Degnan, the US ambassador to Georgia, there are questions from the American high-ranking officials regarding why the ruling team does not distance itself from the anti-American statements and attacks on the US by the deputies who have formally left the Georgian dream.
Degnan spoke about this in the Post-Factum program of the Mtavari Arkhi and noted that there are real questions about the deputies who have left the "Georgian Dream" and are trying to sow confusion and further divide the society.
"A number of senior officials in Washington are asking me questions about the motives of those who continue to repeat lies and conspiracy theories that are consistent with pro-Russian disinformation. There are also questions about why the ruling party and government do not distance themselves more sharply from this disinformation.
Questions are raised about the motives of those who seek to sow confusion and further divide society. "I think the real question is the following - what purpose does this serve, are they trying to damage the strong partnership that has existed between the United States and Georgia for 30 years," said Degnan.
Opposition's demands rarely taken into account, Levan Ioseliani says
Deputy Speaker of the Citizens Levan Ioseliani said that the processes are the most difficult in the working group created for the issues related to the court as according to him, the demands of the opposition are rarely taken into account.
According to Ioseliani, the opposition participating in the working group demands a change in the composition of the Council of Justice, which the majority does not have the political will to do.
"The working group continues to work on the matter related to the court, but this group is the one where the processes go most difficult and the demands of the opposition are taken into account the least. The main demand is a change in the composition of the Supreme Council of Justice, which the ruling party says requires constitutional amendments, for which we proposed the creation of a group working on constitutional amendments, if they believe that such type of changes are needed, however, I think they do not intend to create such a group. If they have the political will, it's easy to make the decisions that the recommendations of the US Embassy support, however, I don't see the readiness to do so," Ioseliani said.
Questions arise in Washington with deputies formally leaving 'Georgian Dream', Kelly Degnan says
Degnan spoke about this in the Post-Factum program of the Mtavari Arkhi and noted that there are real questions about the deputies who have left the "Georgian Dream" and are trying to sow confusion and further divide the society.
"A number of senior officials in Washington are asking me questions about the motives of those who continue to repeat lies and conspiracy theories that are consistent with pro-Russian disinformation. There are also questions about why the ruling party and government do not distance themselves more sharply from this disinformation.
Questions are raised about the motives of those who seek to sow confusion and further divide society. "I think the real question is the following - what purpose does this serve, are they trying to damage the strong partnership that has existed between the United States and Georgia for 30 years," said Degnan.
Opposition's demands rarely taken into account, Levan Ioseliani says
According to Ioseliani, the opposition participating in the working group demands a change in the composition of the Council of Justice, which the majority does not have the political will to do.
"The working group continues to work on the matter related to the court, but this group is the one where the processes go most difficult and the demands of the opposition are taken into account the least. The main demand is a change in the composition of the Supreme Council of Justice, which the ruling party says requires constitutional amendments, for which we proposed the creation of a group working on constitutional amendments, if they believe that such type of changes are needed, however, I think they do not intend to create such a group. If they have the political will, it's easy to make the decisions that the recommendations of the US Embassy support, however, I don't see the readiness to do so," Ioseliani said.