These NGOs call us out and urge us to be more transparent, which is good in its own, and our Government is considered one of the most transparent governments in the world and among leading democracies. Suffice to say, in terms of budget transparency, we rank 1st in the world, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated on Imedi TV.

“On the other hand, let’s recall that these NGOs call us out and urge us on a daily basis to be more transparent, which is good in its own, and our Government is considered one of the most transparent governments in the world and among leading democracies. Suffice to say, in terms of budget transparency, we rank 1st in the world. Our main interest, so to speak, was as follows: to protect our country’s national interests. And what I mean and meant by it is that, I pointed out, a lot of financing is channeled onto the accounts of NGOs, they have received hundreds of millions of USD since our country’s regained independence. Their goals, their activities are untransparent, we have very little information, and we requested minimal transparency and minimal accountability to our society,” the Prime Minister stated.