There has been an unofficial policy of withholding official meetings with Georgian officials since the contested parliamentary elections last year.
The bipartisan MEGOBARI Act was first introduced in May 2024 after Georgian Dream reintroduced its controversial foreign agent law.
The Georgian prime minister’s comments sharply contrasted with the reactions from other European leaders and the Georgian opposition.
The following day, Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili thanked Hungary and Slovakia for their support for Georgian Dream.
The draft made no reference to who started the war and made no specific demands of the Kremlin, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a copy of the document.
OC Media has used the Georgian translation of the investigative outlet Studio Monitor as a basis for this article.
In response, the US Embassy criticised Mdinaradze, calling his accusations ‘categorically false’.
