GD vice speaker: UNM refuses to visit Ukraine as they plan provocations

GD vice speaker: UNM refuses to visit Ukraine as they plan provocations

Georgian Parliament Vice Speaker from the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, Gia Volski, says that a reason why the United National Movement (UNM) opposition party refused to visit Ukraine along with the GD and other opposition MPs is that they “have planned provocations.”

 

“It has been confirmed, at least there is information that the UNM is mobilized to plan a certain provocation and this is the main reason why they are not in the delegation. I will tell you more, our special services have received information about this from a very reliable source and have already shared it with the Ukrainian special services. I am confident that Ukrainians will take appropriate measures in this regard and this visit will not be hindered,” Volski told journalists earlier today.

 

The State Security Service said following the statement that they are investigating the issue under the article which stipulates assault on  state officials.

 

UNM member Levan Bezhashvili has called Volski's statement “unserious.”

 

"We can not take this statement seriously. Of course, Ukraine has officially invited the delegation of the Parliament of Georgia and, naturally,  Kyiv is responsible and will be responsible for the security of the delegation. Now this statement is more like searching for reasons to avoid the visit,” Bezhashvili said.

 

Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, who is scheduled to head a one-day visit to Ukraine with eight MPs from the ruling party and the opposition today, says that “nothing is excluded from the UNM.”

 

"We have seen that the UNM was trying to disrupt this visit. They were trying to prevent a visit with the involvement of the ruling party and the opposition in one delegation at least. When we offered all political groups to be present in the delegation, the UNM refused to participate,” Papuashvili said.

 

The delegation is expected to meet with Rada chair and visit Bucha, a town near Kyiv severely damaged by Russian troops.

 





Georgian Parliament Vice Speaker from the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, Gia Volski, says that a reason why the United National Movement (UNM) opposition party refused to visit Ukraine along with the GD and other opposition MPs is that they “have planned provocations.”

 

“It has been confirmed, at least there is information that the UNM is mobilized to plan a certain provocation and this is the main reason why they are not in the delegation. I will tell you more, our special services have received information about this from a very reliable source and have already shared it with the Ukrainian special services. I am confident that Ukrainians will take appropriate measures in this regard and this visit will not be hindered,” Volski told journalists earlier today.

 

The State Security Service said following the statement that they are investigating the issue under the article which stipulates assault on  state officials.

 

UNM member Levan Bezhashvili has called Volski's statement “unserious.”

 

"We can not take this statement seriously. Of course, Ukraine has officially invited the delegation of the Parliament of Georgia and, naturally,  Kyiv is responsible and will be responsible for the security of the delegation. Now this statement is more like searching for reasons to avoid the visit,” Bezhashvili said.

 

Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, who is scheduled to head a one-day visit to Ukraine with eight MPs from the ruling party and the opposition today, says that “nothing is excluded from the UNM.”

 

"We have seen that the UNM was trying to disrupt this visit. They were trying to prevent a visit with the involvement of the ruling party and the opposition in one delegation at least. When we offered all political groups to be present in the delegation, the UNM refused to participate,” Papuashvili said.

 

The delegation is expected to meet with Rada chair and visit Bucha, a town near Kyiv severely damaged by Russian troops.