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U.S is concerned about new draft legislation that introduced to Georgian parliament

16 February 2023 11:07 (UTC +04:00)

New draft legislation that was introduced to parliament in Georgia could potentially undermine Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration, says the head of the press service of the State Department of the United States, Ned Price, APA's Tbilisi correspondent reports.

He stressed that they are deeply concerned about draft legislation in the Georgian parliament .

"We are deeply concerned about its implications for freedom of speech and democracy in Georgia.We’ve expressed those deep concerns directly to our interlocutors in the Government of Georgia. The proposed law would stigmatize and silence independent voices and citizens of Georgia who are dedicated to building a better future for their own communities. We believe such a law could potentially undermine Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration".

This draft legislation appears to be based on similar Russian and Hungarian legislation.