Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry reacts harshly to Georgian prime minister’s words on Ukrainisation
19 April 2024 09:51
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said that the draft law on foreign agents is aimed at “protecting Georgia from Ukrainisation”. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry was outraged by these words, Komersant ukrainskyi 
reported.
The Georgian prime minister emphasised the subversive activities of non-governmental organisations that are pushing the country towards a situation worse than in Ukraine.
“If NGOs had achieved what they were actively trying to do in 2020-2022, namely change the government through a revolution, Georgia would be in a worse situation than Ukraine today. Both peace and European integration would have been left behind,” he said,
– he said.
That is why the proposed draft law on foreign agents is aimed at protecting Georgia from Ukrainisation, the prime minister explained. After all, he said, Ukrainisation contradicts European integration.
“Avoiding Ukrainisation is a prerequisite for Georgia’s integration into the European Union, and this is the main goal of this draft law. Accordingly, this draft law will not only not be able to distance Georgia from Europe, but will bring us qualitatively closer to achieving our main foreign policy goal – integration into the European Union. This is a very important condition for integration into the EU,”
– kobakhidze said.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reacted to these statements, calling them outrageous.
“The use of our country’s name in such a disrespectful context causes additional damage to Ukrainian-Georgian relations. Russification, not mythical ‘Ukrainisation’, is a real threat to Georgia,”
– the Foreign Ministry said.
It also reminded that citizens have the right to peacefully protest against the government’s initiative.
“Respect for the rights and freedoms of citizens, as well as the involvement of civil society in addressing socially important issues, are necessary conditions for building the country’s European future,”
– the ministry added.
