The News in Brief
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Prepared by Messenger Staff
President's Representative not Invited to National Security Council
The administration of the President has released a statement expressing concern that the representative of President Salome Zourabichvili was not invited to attend the meeting of the National Security Council held on February 28, 2023.
"Discussed issues, which include important world and regional security trends, including, 'war actions in Ukraine', challenges facing Georgia, ongoing processes in the occupied territories, or the review of the threat assessment document, in all cases, required the presence of the President's representative at the Council.
It should be noted that the President has repeatedly raised the issue of convening the National Security Council. She also emphasized, in this format, the need to study the challenges of the entry of Russian citizens into Georgia, which did not lead to a response.
Given the challenges facing the country, it is hard to understand leaving a representative of the country's supreme commander out of these discussions," the statement issued by the President's administration reads.
Voting for 'Agents of Foreign Influence' is Damaging for Georgia's Euro-Atlantic Future, Kelly Degnan Says
US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan spoke to reporters about the "Agents of Foreign Influence" bill and said that Georgia does not need this law, and it is clear that whoever votes for this bill will be directly responsible for damaging Georgia's Euro-Atlantic future.
According to her, if this law is adopted, it will stop those organizations and groups that work to help Georgians and try to improve public life.
"Therefore, my question is, what does this [draft law] need for Georgia, what is the real purpose of this project, what is really behind the initiation of these proposals, which Georgia does not need and which will be responsible for damaging the Euro-Atlantic future of Georgia, while the majority of Georgia has declared its own priorities and about aspirations," said Kelly Degnan.
President's Representative not Invited to National Security Council
"Discussed issues, which include important world and regional security trends, including, 'war actions in Ukraine', challenges facing Georgia, ongoing processes in the occupied territories, or the review of the threat assessment document, in all cases, required the presence of the President's representative at the Council.
It should be noted that the President has repeatedly raised the issue of convening the National Security Council. She also emphasized, in this format, the need to study the challenges of the entry of Russian citizens into Georgia, which did not lead to a response.
Given the challenges facing the country, it is hard to understand leaving a representative of the country's supreme commander out of these discussions," the statement issued by the President's administration reads.
Voting for 'Agents of Foreign Influence' is Damaging for Georgia's Euro-Atlantic Future, Kelly Degnan Says
According to her, if this law is adopted, it will stop those organizations and groups that work to help Georgians and try to improve public life.
"Therefore, my question is, what does this [draft law] need for Georgia, what is the real purpose of this project, what is really behind the initiation of these proposals, which Georgia does not need and which will be responsible for damaging the Euro-Atlantic future of Georgia, while the majority of Georgia has declared its own priorities and about aspirations," said Kelly Degnan.