The Foreign Ministers of the Weimar Triangle (Germany, France and Poland) has issued a Joint Statement on Georgia, APA's Tbilisi correspondent reports.
The documents notes that the actions of the Georgian Government that have led to a de facto halt of Georgia’s accession process to the European Union.
"We deplore the actions of the Georgian Government that have led to a de facto halt of Georgia’s accession process to the European Union, as declared by the European Council on 27 June representing the Heads of State or Government of the 27 EU Member States.
The negative trend has only worsened since then, with worrying threats of repression, the entry into force of the so-called “Transparency law”, which stigmatises NGOs receiving more than 20% of funding from abroad and labels them as pursuing the interest of a foreign power, the recently adopted legislative amendments that restrict the rights of LGBTI people, as well as attacks against civil-society organisations and independent journalists."
The joint statement adds that the EU "will not tolerate the spreading of false narratives about European positions and policies by Georgia’s authorities."
"We reiterate our call on Georgia’s Government to reverse its current course of action. The scope and depth of EU-Georgia relations and cooperation are at stake," the document adds.