Georgia pulls its parliamentary delegation from PACE

The Georgian parliamentary delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
Photo: Imedi TV channel

Georgia has decided to withdraw members of its delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili stated on Monday, TASS reports.

"We expect the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to return to its original values, which are based on respect for democracy and sovereignty," he said at the parliament's meeting.

Georgia's delegation in the Parliamentary Assembly includes Georgian Parliament Deputy Speaker Thea Tsulukiani, MPs Givi Mikanadze, Mariam Lashkhi, Eka Sepashvili, as well as alternate MPs Levan Machavariani, Rati Ionatamishvili and Zviad Shalamberidze. They have already made a corresponding request to PACE President Theodoros Roussopoulos.

On January 29, PACE adopted a resolution recognizing the powers of the Georgian delegation, but with the condition that the country hold a new parliamentary election by April and release "political prisoners."

It also said the Georgian delegation's rights would be restricted and its credentials would come under review in April. According to Tsulukiani, who heads the Georgian delegation to PACE, Georgia reacted to the decision by terminating its work in PACE.

The Georgian parliamentary delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will stop its work due to a new resolution adopted by the organization, which calls for new elections in the country. This was announced by the Vice-Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Teia Tsulukiani on air of Imedi TV channel.

"Taking into account all of the above, we, members of the Georgian Parliament delegation, in Strasbourg and Tbilisi discussed and by a common decision of the Georgian Dream team, despite the fact that our credentials have been approved, we will stop working in the Parliamentary Assembly from today," the Vice Speaker said.

She specified that Georgia will remain a member of the Council of Europe, but will not return to work until the provocations against its state are over.

Before that, the PACE voted to recognize the powers of the Georgian delegation, but only on condition that new "democratic" parliamentary elections are held in the country.

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