📍 “Do not interfere in the internal affairs of the country, respect the country’s constitution, independence, sovereignty and the government elected by the majority of the country’s population.
📍 Let justice be restored, support us, the country with the history and culture that we are. Trust me, our acceptance will enrich and strengthen the European Union in many ways. Otherwise, we will be forced to act in the interests of our country.” – Freedon is an engineer
🔷 This is what the chairman of the parliamentary political group “European Socialists” Fridon Injia addressed to the High Representative of the European Union/Vice President of the European Commission, Joseph Borrell and the members of the delegation at the meeting held in the Parliament of Georgia.
🔷 “Welcome ladies and gentlemen,
🔷 I welcome our guest Mr. Joseph Borel and his accompanying persons, the delegation.
🔷 I want to confirm my deep respect for you. Also, I cannot but emphasize your origin as a Spanish citizen. The country that gave the world Picasso, Cervantes, Dali and had such a statesman as Queen Isabella of Castile. Also, I must tell you, Mr. Vice President, that I am a fan of the FC Barcelona.
🔷 In my speech, I am not going to talk about the shortcomings of our government, these are our domestic affairs. For information, our political group, our party did not vote for this government, did not elect it.
🔷 And now I want to tell you that Georgia, due to the most difficult geopolitical situation in the world and in the region, achieved the main goal – maintaining peace in the country, which led to the progress of the economic state, but was unable to restore territorial integrity, which is the most important thing for Georgia.
🔷 At the same time, the country was able to carry out reforms. If it were not for these reforms and the correct foreign policy, the country would not have an economic growth rate of more than 7%, which cannot be said for any EU country.
🔷 I am deeply convinced that if we take a pragmatic look at our country’s achievements and geopolitical location, Georgia deserves to be given the status of a candidate country of the European Union, and more, even membership. However, we all know that this issue is political, which is evidenced by granting the status of a candidate for the European Union to Moldova, a member of the CIS. The country that Georgia is one head above in all parameters, then and now.
🔷 Therefore, a political decision is acceptable so that the country does not remain disappointed and does not have to make another choice, and this choice exists today. You see it too.
🔷 So don’t twist our hands. Don’t pressure us! I hope you don’t take my words literally. Literally, our country has a world champion in arm twisting – Levan Saginashvili. Also, multiple world champion in weightlifting – Lasha Talakhadze.
🔷 I will continue, as you know, there is a rather negative precedent of our closest partner and neighboring country, Turkey, joining the European Union. I don’t know what Turkey will do in the future, what will it choose? – the European Union, in which it has not been accepted for 24 years, or BRICS, where a number of countries are waiting in line for acceptance.
🔷 In such a case, there are two ways for us:
🔷 First: Georgia should refuse to join the union between any of the states and become a neutral country.
🔷 Second: Or, if we don’t receive it on time and with dignity, we might find ourselves in the BRICS union based on the interests of the state.
🔷 Please support the state of Georgia and the Georgian people in a timely manner, its aspiration – to join the big family of Europe, which will be beneficial for the European Union and Georgia today, on the way to restoring the country’s territorial integrity, and will become an attractive country in the region.
🔷 Do you want this? If you don’t want it, tell us in time, so that we don’t repeat the example of Turkey.
🔷 What year 2030 are we talking about!
🔷 Another request – do not interfere in the internal affairs of the country, respect the country’s constitution, independence, sovereignty and the government elected by the majority of the country’s population.
🔷 Mr. Joseph, as a politician with great experience, I personally hope for you. Let justice be restored, support us, the country with the history and culture that we are. Trust me, our acceptance will enrich and strengthen the European Union in many ways. Otherwise, we will be forced to act in the interests of our country.
🔷 Thank you very much”
🔷 of the parliamentary political group “European Socialists”
and Chairman of the political party “European Socialists”.
Freedon is an engineer
08.09.2023
