Finland, as the current Chair of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), firmly supports Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, in line with the Helsinki Principles, Fin...
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has cancelled a planned meeting with the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Finland’s Foreign Minister, Elina Valtonen, during her official visit to Tbilisi, citing her participation in what the government descri...
A member of Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, Giorgi Chakvetadze, has criticised the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Finland’s Foreign Minister, Elina Valtonen, for visiting demonstrators gathered on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi on Tuesda...
The Chairperson-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Finland’s Foreign Minister, Elina Valtonen, on Tuesday visited the ongoing protest outside the Georgian Parliament. Valtonen did not make any comments t...
Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili on Tuesday highlighted the importance of an objective assessment of ongoing political developments in the country, speaking at a joint press conference with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Finnish Foreign ...
The Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE and Foreign Minister of Finland, Elina Valtonen, has condemned the arrests of opposition leaders in Georgia, describing them as actions carried out through “disproportionate legal procedures”. Speaking at a join...
Member of the European Parliament Rasa Juknevičienė has said that no one in the European Parliament seeks to punish the Georgian people, but reminded that visa-free travel with the EU is bound by clear and specific criteria that must be met. “We mus...
The Member of the European Parliament, Kathleen Van Brempt, has called for new elections in Georgia to be held “in a free format”, emphasising that “effective” and “comprehensive” international observation must be ensured. Speaking about the ongoing...
Specific individuals, not the Georgian population, should face consequences for the actions of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said Tobias Cremer, Member of the European Parliament, emphasising that suspending visa-free travel for Georgian citizens ...
Georgian Dream has surpassed even the most authoritarian countries in the speed of its democratic backsliding, said Nacho Sánchez Amor, Member of the European Parliament, stressing that there is no need to choose between freedom and prosperity - “we ...
