Georgian PM dismisses MEGOBARI Act as ineffective, claims public values truth over foreign resolutions

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has dismissed the significance of the recently introduced MEGOBARI Act in the United States Congress, claiming that such measures will have no effect on Georgia's domestic political landscape.

Speaking to journalists during his visit to Turkmenistan on Tuesday, Kobakhidze criticised the act - which aims to promote democratic accountability and impose potential sanctions against Georgian officials - as politically motivated and disconnected from public sentiment in Georgia.

“If anyone believes that the MEGOBARI Act could have any real impact, they are seriously mistaken,” he said. “The Georgian public does not care about documents approved abroad unless they reflect the truth.”

Kobakhidze argued that international resolutions, including those from the European Parliament, had lost credibility among the Georgian public due to what he described as false or misleading content. “All the lies spread against the Georgian people by certain institutions have worn thin,” he said. “What matters is not who signs which paper, but whether those documents speak the truth.”

He further accused the opposition of repeatedly seeking external support, saying that “many lifelines have been thrown to them, but none have worked - because the public sees everything clearly.”

The MEGOBARI Act - Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgia's Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence -  introduced in response to Georgia’s controversial laws and other democratic concerns, has drawn criticism from Georgian authorities, who see it as unwarranted interference in domestic affairs.