Civil Georgia
February 24, 2023

Ambassadors Degnan and Herczynski: it’s up to Georgian People What Future They Want

US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan said in a conversation with journalists on February 24, after attending the GFSIS event dedicated to Russia’s war in Ukraine….

The ambassador said that the U.S. greatly appreciates what the people of Georgia have done to support Ukraine in its fight for sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity….She also mentioned Georgia stood with the West on international forums, including yesterday’s UNGA resolution on Ukraine.

Campaign underway to undermine the partnership between Georgia and the West

She also said that “it’s clear that there is a campaign underway in Georgia for the last six to eight months trying to undermine a strong partnership between Georgia and the West, between Georgia and the United States, Georgia, and the European Union.”…

Ambassador stressed that those who try to undermine the strong friendship of Georgia with the US “need to hear from the people of Georgia that this is not acceptable….”

In her comments, she also addressed the draft law on Foreign Agents….

She also stressed this law does not resemble U.S. law, rejecting the authors’ claim that it was modelled after the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA). “This draft law is Russian law,” said Ambassador Degnan….

Speaking about the war in Ukraine, Pawel Herczynski emphasized that the “EU has been on the right side,” standing with Ukraine from the first days of the war, supporting it not only diplomatically, politically, or with humanitarian aid but militarily as well. He argued, “this is everyone’s war.” Ukraine fights for all of us, and there is no alternative to Ukraine’s victory. “It is in the interest of everyone to make sure that Ukraine prevails,” stressed the ambassador….