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Fridon Injia demands from the government to be more active in the dignified return of Georgian emigrants to their homeland.

“When working with the Georgian Diaspora, the most important thing is that the state does everything possible to return the people with dignity.”

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Political Group “European Socialists” Fridon Injia stated this at a meeting of the Committee on Diaspora and Caucasus Issues, where they heard a report by Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Konstantinid on the work done in relations with the Georgian Diaspora.

“I believe that when working with the Diaspora, the most important thing is to do everything possible to return people to their homeland with dignity. In addition, those who stay there should be provided with information about Georgia. “Very little funding is provided in the voluntary return program, while millions are talked about in different directions,” said MP Fridon Injia.

According to him, it is necessary to intensify work with Georgian diasporas and expand programs to facilitate their return to their homeland.

“A person who has decided to return should feel that he understands his homeland, that this country is not entirely poor, and will be able to help him,” said Fridon Injia, stressing the need to launch relevant advertisements in different countries. , That there is an appropriate program to help a person who is abroad and hesitant to return to make a decision.

Georgia has never been as independent as it is today - Fridon Injia

"Georgia has never been as independent as it is today in our recent history!"

Speech of Fridon Injia, Chairman of the Parliamentary Political Group "European Socialists" at the plenary sitting of the Parliament.

"Our homeland has always aspired to stand in the right place in history. For decades, everything has been done to be a full member of the European family, both militarily and in all other priority areas. Still, during this period we lost territories, our children died, people were displaced.

It is time to judge everything correctly and draw conclusions:

Georgia and its government must continue to act in the national interest of their own country, as they do: Turkey, a NATO member and EU candidate country, other EU member states, a number of European countries and our friend, for example Israel.

Of the 12 points required by the EU, each is imbued with a double standard, there is no criterion for its implementation, evaluation and most importantly, who will be the evaluator.

Are these conditions based on the construction of the rule of law, the rule of law for all and the preservation of Georgia's ethnic-cultural identity?

If after the fulfillment of these 12 points we receive the 13th, the most important condition that was voiced, not from the high tribune of the European Commission and the European Parliament, but from the president of one of the leading European countries, where he practically demands geographical-territorial change of our country. Exceeds the capacity of both our and our supernatural forces.

However, for our neighbor, bordering Turkey, its geographical location has not prevented it from being accepted as a candidate and has been waiting for EU membership for decades.

I consider it expedient to put aside all hysteria, which further deepens the controversy, tension and creates artificial polarization in the country.

It is time for the Georgian government to take a pragmatic and real step in the interests of the country, to engage in all the important economic or political formats that will bring economic stability, development, political stability and the main goal – to restore the country's territorial integrity. Including the adoption of European laws that will strengthen our country. Nobody prevents us from doing this.

It would be good if Europe would give us candidate status, and that would be fair given the reforms that our country has undertaken and its history, especially over the last 30 years.

However, everything is relative. It is a fact that the status of an EU candidate country gives practically nothing at this stage, but granting the status of a candidate will allow us to reduce the existing polarization in the country.

It is to reduce polarization that we need the help of EU member states by granting candidate status, and if Georgia is not granted candidate status, then the EU countries that go against it will support not peace but more polarization, confrontation, war and destruction in Georgia.

EU demands reduction of polarization. What comes out at this time? It promotes polarization itself. "

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 "The state should increase its share in the ownership and management of strategic facilities, so that the state budget is guaranteed to receive additional revenues."

 "Enterprises that are unprofitable, for which there is no explanation and no objective reason, should become profitable and the principles of its management and responsibility by the state should be improved as much as possible."

 The chairman of the parliamentary political group "European Socialists" Fridon Injia said this at a meeting of the political group with the Deputy Minister of Finance Giorgi Kakauridze in the Georgian Parliament, where Kakauridze "presented the annual report on the implementation of the 2021 state budget .

 The Vice Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Avtandil Enukidze brought concrete examples and arguments of the unprofitable objects in the state.

 Davit Zilfimian, a member of the European Socialist political group and deputy chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, also expressed his views at the meeting.

Fridon Injia, Chairman of the Parliamentary Political Group "European Socialists", assesses the call of the President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili to the people of Georgia to gather on June 16 from Europe Square to Rike as an attempt to divide the government into camps and a step against the government in general.

According to Fridon Injia, President Zurabishvili seems to have a nostalgia for rallies and thus wants to show the ruling power that he "represents a president who can have his say."

The chairman of the political group stated about it in the live broadcast of the TV-radio program "Georgian Times" "Telegram".

"I must tell you that every rally and gathering should have a purpose. In the current situation and at the stage where Georgia is today, all our steps, meetings, actions regarding the EU candidate status are very important and noteworthy, I would say tender. The president of our country was elected by the majority in the form of a "dream" and I consider it as one team. I return to the fact that every gathering should have a purpose. A few months ago, the president had the idea of reconciling the parties. Had meetings too, but nothing came out. I was convinced even then that nothing would come out of this idea, because the former and current governments are radically opposed. "Therefore, as long as there is no rule of law here and the perpetrator is not punished, there is no need to talk about any kind of reconciliation," Fridon Injia said.

. As for the June 16 meeting announced by President Zurabishvili, as the MP noted, the purpose of this meeting is not clear.

. "In my opinion, I said from the beginning that the president and the 'Dream' are a government elected by one team. With this gathering, with this call, I think it is an attempt and again aimed at deepening this controversy. "This is an attempt to divide the government into camps, and in general, it is a step against the government," said Fridon Injia.

According to the MP, Salome Zurabishvili wants the good for the country, but for that it is necessary to prepare properly, to talk and think in advance.

As for the European Parliament's view on Georgia, when asked about this issue, the MP said that their vision was clearly reflected in the resolution seen by Georgia, which was signed by MEPs who do not even know exactly what kind of state Georgia is, parliamentary or presidential.

"Take for example the MEP Viola von Cramon, who still believes that the Prime Minister is happy, we have a resolution signed by such parliamentarians and Ms. Salome goes back to the era when she was happy," said Fridon Injia.

As Fridon Injia noted, the lie written in the European Parliament resolution is unacceptable for him as a citizen of Georgia. According to him, this insult did not belong only to the ruling party, it belonged to the people and Georgia as a whole.

"Therefore, I would stay in Europe in place of Salome Zurabishvili until a final decision was made and I would do my best to get real information in countries that have less contact with Georgia. "Georgia really deserves EU membership status," Fridon Injia said.

According to the MP, the rallies announced in the coming days in the country will not have any impact on the decision of the European Commission, which is working on the issue of Georgia.

"I think that Ms. Salome wants to show the government, the Georgian Dream, that she can also gather people. First of all, he is the president elected by the "Dream". Ms. Salome is sometimes known for such inconsistent actions. For example, I would say that when Saakashvili appointed him Minister of Foreign Affairs, in a few months, they could not find a common language and thus he ended his term as Minister of Foreign Affairs. "Then there was the rally that Zurabishvili often reminds us that tens of thousands of people came to the racetrack to meet him, and it seems to me that he has nostalgia for this rally and thus he has to show the ruling power that he is a president who can say his word." .

In his opinion, due to the powers given to the President of the country by the Constitution of Georgia, he needs to work more closely with the government in order to get results. Not only he as the president of the country, but also the country to get the result.

"Georgia's achievements in European integration, be it visa-free regime, association agreement or trade agreements, all brought to Georgia by the team that elected Salome Zurabishvili." - added Fridon Injia.

Questions of Fridon Injia, Chairman of the Parliamentary Political Group “European Socialists” to the Minister of Defense of Georgia Juansher Burchuladze

Fridon Injia was interested in the military-industrial complex, what is produced in Georgia and how much is the income from it?

According to the MP, it is also important that in the conditions of compulsory military service, a soldier masters a certain profession, which will be useful for him in later life.

The Minister of Defense Juansher Burchuladze was heard in the format of "Minister Hour" in the supreme legislative body of the country.