Ruling party head: I haven't demanded Arakhamia’s dismissal in Ukraine

Ruling party head: I haven't demanded Arakhamia’s dismissal in Ukraine

Head of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party Irakli Kobakhidze says that he has not demanded the dismissal of David Arakhamia, a chair of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the Pioeple faction in Rada who is of Georgian origin and represents Ukraine in ongoing Russia-Ukraine peace talks.

 

Speaking at yesterday’s briefing Kobakhidze named preconditions for the ruling party’s visit to Ukraine.

 

He stated that Kyiv had taken “offensive steps” towards Tbilisi recently which included the recall of the ambassador and “unfounded” allegations on Georgia’s aiding Russian smuggling “which should have either been backed by evidence or dismissed.”

 

He claimed that the former United National Movement (UNM) officials, who are currently taking posts in Ukraine, were trying to spark tension between the two friendly countries and that they stood behind Kyiv's recent  decisions.

 

“These people are: I will remind you four obvious examples: Mikheil Saakashvili (imprisoned former president of Georgia) who chairs the Ukraine’s Reforms Council, Adeishvili (currently wanted former prosecutor general of Georgia) an advisor to Ukraine's Prosecutor General, Lortkipanidze (Gia Lortkipanidze, also wanted former law enforcement official) who has been promoted to the post of deputy head of counterintelligence, and Arakhamia - he is the person who ensures connection between the people and the Ukrainian government,” Kobakhidze said yesterday.

 

Today he stated that he did not mean the dismissal of Arakhamia, unlike the three others, accusing the opposition of “spreading fake.”

 

“ I only meant the dismissal of the United National Movement time criminals for there to be a positive relationship between the governments. They (the opposition) added the fourth - Arakhamia which is a lie,” Kobakhidze said, noting that Arakhamia was only described as a mediator.

 

The opposition slammed Kobakhidze for his briefing yesterday.

 





Head of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party Irakli Kobakhidze says that he has not demanded the dismissal of David Arakhamia, a chair of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the Pioeple faction in Rada who is of Georgian origin and represents Ukraine in ongoing Russia-Ukraine peace talks.

 

Speaking at yesterday’s briefing Kobakhidze named preconditions for the ruling party’s visit to Ukraine.

 

He stated that Kyiv had taken “offensive steps” towards Tbilisi recently which included the recall of the ambassador and “unfounded” allegations on Georgia’s aiding Russian smuggling “which should have either been backed by evidence or dismissed.”

 

He claimed that the former United National Movement (UNM) officials, who are currently taking posts in Ukraine, were trying to spark tension between the two friendly countries and that they stood behind Kyiv's recent  decisions.

 

“These people are: I will remind you four obvious examples: Mikheil Saakashvili (imprisoned former president of Georgia) who chairs the Ukraine’s Reforms Council, Adeishvili (currently wanted former prosecutor general of Georgia) an advisor to Ukraine's Prosecutor General, Lortkipanidze (Gia Lortkipanidze, also wanted former law enforcement official) who has been promoted to the post of deputy head of counterintelligence, and Arakhamia - he is the person who ensures connection between the people and the Ukrainian government,” Kobakhidze said yesterday.

 

Today he stated that he did not mean the dismissal of Arakhamia, unlike the three others, accusing the opposition of “spreading fake.”

 

“ I only meant the dismissal of the United National Movement time criminals for there to be a positive relationship between the governments. They (the opposition) added the fourth - Arakhamia which is a lie,” Kobakhidze said, noting that Arakhamia was only described as a mediator.

 

The opposition slammed Kobakhidze for his briefing yesterday.