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Georgian President accuses Moscow of masterminding protests in Tbilisi

21 June 2019 10:50 (UTC +04:00)

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili accuses Moscow of destabilizing the country and masterminding protests outside the parliament building in Tbilisi, APA reports.

“Russia is our enemy and occupier. The fifth column it manages may be more dangerous than open aggression. I would like to say once again that only Russia benefits from the split of the country and society and the internal confrontation, and today it is the most powerful weapon,” Salome Zourabichvili wrote on her Facebook page.

Zourabichvili believes that Russian politics is supported by those who encourage Georgia’s internal opposition. She also condemned the words of former President Mikheil Saakashvili, who called on the police to join the protesters.

Recall that demonstrators gathered outside the building of the Georgian parliament, demanding the resignation of the Speaker and the Interior Minister. The reason for the mass rally was the participation of State Duma Deputy Sergey Gavrilov and other delegates from Russia in the 26th session of the General Assembly of the International Assembly of Orthodoxy (MAP) in Tbilisi.