11.04.22
Georgia must be very careful, paying attention to every application and action. No country is in such a position as Georgia, because the enemy is located 40 kilometers away. Moreover, Georgia experienced two wars, as a result of which the territory of 20% is not under the jurisdiction of Georgia. This was announced by the chairman of the parliamentary political group "European Socialists" Fridon Indzhiya at a meeting with members of the delegation of European parliamentarians from the sub-committee on security and defense issues of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament.
«For the last 30 years, we have experienced two big wars. At the beginning of the 90s, the population of Georgia was 5 and a half million people. Now the population of Georgia is about 3 million 700 thousand. Then there were 300 thousand people outside the country, and in 2008, up to 100 thousand displaced persons were added. They settled in different countries, including in Ukraine, today refugees from Ukraine are coming here. The Government of Georgia is doing everything possible to provide them with the necessary assistance, which is confirmed by the latest data, according to which Georgia ranks first among 191 countries in providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
«We know well what war is because we experienced it ourselves. Therefore, Georgia must be extremely careful in every application or action. Moreover, Georgia has gone through two wars, as a result of which the territories of 20% are not under the jurisdiction of Georgia", Fridon Indzhiya noted at the meeting.
At the meeting with the deputies of the European Parliament, they also focused attention on the judicial reform in Georgia. According to Indzhiya, if the country wants to be a democratic state, the judicial system should be fair, highly professional and meet international standards.
"It is no coincidence that out of 12 candidates for the position of judge, approved by the Parliament, we, as an opposition party, supported only a few, as we considered that the rest of the candidates did not meet the challenges facing our state today," noted Fridon Indzhiya.
The issue of Georgia's entry into the European Union was also discussed at this meeting, and Fridon Indzhiya emphasized that a big test awaits Georgia, and the questionnaire submitted to the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be a test of what the country can do and how it will cope with this challenge.
