Archil Talakvadze Affirms Unwavering Georgia-Poland Relations Amidst Polish Doctor Incident
By Liza Mchedlidze
Monday, July 24, 2023
Archil Talakvadze, one of the leaders of the parliamentary majority, responded to the question about the satisfaction with Poland's response regarding the incident involving the extraction of Saakashvili's biological samples by a Polish doctor, stating, "This is not the statement that should be made at such a time."
Talakvadze was addressing the statement made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland, which expressed concern that the publication of the search record of the Polish doctor and emotional statements by state representatives were not in line with the principles of good cooperation.
When questioned about the potential impact of this statement and specific messages on the relations between the two countries, particularly since Poland is a member state of the European Union, and Georgia currently seeks support and goodwill from all member states, Archil Talakvadze emphasized the balance in international politics and law. He expressed his belief that equilibrium would ultimately be established.
Talakvadze further asserted that regardless of who attempts to use power to manipulate the narrative in their favor, the truth will prevail in the end. He stated firmly that he does not fear Poland's Foreign Ministry's statement having a negative impact on the friendship between Georgia and Poland in the future.
"Today, no matter who uses power and rebalances the story in their favor, believe me, sooner or later, this balance will be restored and everything will be called by its name. Therefore, if I tell you that I look at this statement with fear that it will have a bad impact on the brotherhood and friendship between Georgia and Poland in the future, I will tell you directly that it won't," said Talakvadze.
According to him, both in the past and now, many irresponsible statements are made by Georgia's strategic partners, although these statements cannot burn the bridges between Georgia and the West.
"Well, for example, MEPs take advantage of their European status and talk to us on behalf of Europe about things that absolutely do not fit into European principles. European principles are the protection of human rights, democracy, transparency, justice, etc. If today these people decide to forget the age-old values of the European Union due to some connection with the lobbyists and speak whatever they like, it does not mean that they will burn the bridges between Georgia and the European Union. Of course, no one can burn the bridges between Georgia and Poland, and even more so, this issue is not of the caliber to cause some damage to our relations," said Talakvadze.
