The group of European lawmakers has also held closed-doors meetings with Georgia’s opposition and pro-Western president
A delegation of six European Parliament lawmakers arrived in Georgia on Thursday, where they are taking part in ongoing pro-EU protests and meeting key opposition figures.
The visit was intended to “show solidarity with Georgians fighting for a European future,” one of the MEPs, Lithuanian lawmaker Rasa Jukneviciene, has said.
The delegation met with the country’s pro-Western President Salome Zourabichvili, as well as representatives of the opposition coalitions and NGOs. Jukneviciene also described the visit as a “fact-finding mission.” The meetings with the opposition figures were positioned as being “very important for drawing the right conclusions.”
The MEPs have openly rallied support for the ongoing protests in the country, reiterating the EU’s stance on recent general elections. The polls “were neither free…
