US State Department says strategic partnership with Georgia suspended
The U.S. State Department has announced the suspension of strategic partnership with Georgia. This was reported in a statement on the department's website on November 30.
The US expressed regret that Georgia decided to suspend the issue of accession to the European Union.
"Various anti-democratic actions by the Georgian Dream have violated the core principles of our U.S.-Georgia strategic partnership, which was based on shared values and a commitment to democracy, the rule of law, civil society, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and efforts to combat corruption." As a result, the United States has suspended this mechanism," the U.S. intergovernmental agency said.
The State Department also condemned the excessive use of force by local police during the protests, calling on the Georgian government to return to the Euro-Atlantic path.
For several days protests of the opposition, which disagrees with the results of the elections held in Georgia, have not subsided. On November 18, President Salome Zurabishvili did not recognize the results of the parliamentary elections held in the country on October 26 and called for their re-run. According to her, the country is on the path of destabilization and dual power. The politician called on the citizens of the state to continue protests against the results of the parliamentary elections.
According to the CEC, the Georgian Dream won the parliamentary elections . At the same time, three opposition political forces - United National Movement, Coalition for Change and Strong Georgia - refused to recognize the election results.
On November 26, Georgian Dream MP Shota Khabareli told Izvestia that the ruling party is open to dialog with opposition partners, but they rule out cooperation with radicals. On 28 November, the Georgian parliament approved Irakli Kobakhidze as the country's prime minister.
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