Parliament Speaker claims Georgian Dream Gov’t saved EU 2014 military mission to Africa from disruption

The Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, on Tuesday claimed that the Georgian Dream government had prevented the failure of the European Union’s 2014 military mission in the Central African Republic.

In his social media post, Papuashvili stressed Georgia was the only non-EU country involved in this challenging operation, making it the second-largest contributor of military personnel after France. He emphasized that Georgia’s decision to send 150 soldiers was pivotal in ensuring the mission’s success.

“In 2014, when the European Union could not find member states willing to participate in the military mission in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA), Georgia, under the Georgian Dream government, saved the mission from disruption by sending 150 soldiers,” Papuashvili wrote. “In this most difficult operation, we were the only non-EU country involved, and the second-largest contributor of military personnel after France.”

The comment came following the statement by the bloc’s Ambassador to Georgia earlier during the day over the suspension of the country’s EU integration process due to the moves by the GD authorities.