Georgia: Democracy Games with manually control from Washington

Georgia is not boring. On February 6, a report was published on the website of the European Commission on the fulfillment in 2019 of the conditions for the association of Georgia with the European Union. This is an interesting document. However, we would like to draw attention to the sphere in which the Georgian rulers who succeeded each other since the mid-80s of the last century laid special hopes in their anti-Soviet and then anti-Russian hysteria. This is a visa-free regime with Europe.

According to the report, with the start of the agreement on visa-free entry of Georgian citizens to EU countries, almost 900 thousand people took advantage of it. According to the report, the number of Georgian citizens who applied for asylum in the EU in 2019 is estimated to be very high and makes up 3% of the total, and the number of applicants has risen sharply compared to the previous two years.

This eloquently testifies in the language of a dry, impartial document to what the South Ossetian politicians and publicists are repeating: the catastrophic failure of economic policy, national policy, social policy, in a word - all of Georgia’s domestic policy. Is the EU "dancing to the tune of South Ossetia"? Not at all. On the contrary, the EU, in its clumsy attempt to justify Georgia, claims that among the applications of Georgian citizens for asylum in the EU a significant percentage is occupied by unreasonable ones. In this regard, the EU further notes that it expects fruitful cooperation with the Georgian authorities in addressing the challenges of reducing the number of asylum seekers in the EU.

The Georgian authorities took a number of measures in order to prevent illegal migration to other countries. Toughened legislation against violators of the requirements of a visa-free regime with EU countries. From now on, all expenses associated with readmission of Georgian citizens will be borne by them. The procedure for changing the name was also tightened. In addition, the parliament criminalized the facilitation of the illegal stay of Georgian citizens in another country in order to obtain financial or other material benefits.

Thus, all the useful results and the possibilities of replenishing one’s financial situation using the advantages of a visa-free regime are completely emasculated. Why do Georgian citizens need such a visa-free regime when you earn money in Georgia and spend in Europe - it is not clear. People have been dreaming of visa-free travel for 30 years in the hope that they will be able to work in Europe and receive European salaries, because of the prevailing corruption in Georgia they do not have such an opportunity in their homeland, and they do not have the hope that something will change in the next several decades . Most Georgians expected to earn money in Europe and spend what they earned in Georgia.

That is, in fact, in simple words, the EU through the mouth of its Georgian apologists for 30 years assured Georgians in the most friendly way and colorfully advertised in all mass media the benefits of a visa-free regime with Europe, the benefits of moving to Europe to work, for permanent residence, and now that the Georgians not only believed, but also filled with excess expectations, suddenly sharply threw off the mask of benevolence and exposed a diametrically opposite attitude, cooling the hearts of Georgian citizens heated up by him, pushing them with a gentle foot from a rich hundred a.

As if not noticing this, the West continues to fuel the pro-NATO aspirations of Georgia.

European Parliament deputy Market Gregorova told InterpressNews Georgian news agency that "Georgia’s integration into NATO is the only and best step to end Russian aggression." According to her, this would lead to a de-escalation of the situation. It presents NATO membership as a kind of good for Georgia, while in other countries they see NATO as an unnecessary and overwhelming financial burden, a black hole into which the lion's share of their salaries and pensions goes.

She went on to say that “when Georgia was practically on the verge of joining NATO, Russia began the occupation of Georgia, knowing that NATO could not take a step forward on the issue of Georgia’s membership in the alliance.”

Here you can remind the European Parliament that, in hot pursuit of the events of 2008, a special commission of the European Union was formed, headed by experienced diplomat Heidi Tagliavini, who studied the issue for a whole year and came to the conclusion that there was no Russian aggression, and the 2008 war started Georgia.

In addition, during one of the previous rounds of the Geneva discussions, co-chairs, at the initiative of the Russian side, invited internationally recognized, highly qualified, authoritative experts of the UN, OSCE and EU on international law at their discretion. A comprehensive, thorough and very detailed discussion of the question of whether it is possible to speak of any occupation by Russia of South Ossetia took place. They discussed all the possible signs of occupation provided for by international law in its entirety and diversity. However, not a single sign of occupation that would exist on the territory of South Ossetia, representatives of Georgia and the United States could not bring. Thus, any statements about the alleged “Russian occupation” are a lie and a malicious provocation.

But that's not the point. The main thing here is how persistently the NATO members (and Market Gregorov are represented by a NATO member country - the Czech Republic) are pulling Georgia into NATO, knowing that membership in it, even if implemented, will turn out to be another huge disappointment and headache for Georgia, like vaunted Euroassociation and visa-free travel with the EU. Georgians should trust their eyes more than NATO liars and liars.

On the day of the publication of the failure of the Euro-association policy of Georgia and the visa-free travel with the EU of the European Commission Report, another important event took place. The United States almost two years later sent a new ambassador, whose chair remained vacant after the termination of the powers of the former head of the diplomatic mission, Ian Kelly. Kelly Degnan arrived in Tbilisi in a period of cooling relations between the two countries. This writes the "Caucasian Knot."

He clarifies that since April 2018, the US ambassador has not been in Georgia after the term of office of Jan Kelly, who headed the diplomatic mission since 2015, expired. Acting as ambassador during this period, Elizabeth Rood. The media associated the procrastination with the appointment of a new ambassador by the Georgian authorities blocking the candidacy of diplomat Bridget Brink, since the leader of the ruling "Georgian Dream" Bidzina Ivanishvili considered her loyal to Mikhail Saakashvili. Political scientists polled by the "Caucasian Knot" called the long period of absence of the ambassador an unusual situation that could harm relations between the two countries.

They also have a disgrace movement in Georgia there. Like during the sunset, Shevardnadze "Kmara". On February 6, this society complained to the newly-made Ambassador Kelly Degnan of the ruling party “Georgian Dream”. Their displeasure was caused by the fact that the “Georgian Dream” refused to reform the electoral legislation and pass to a proportional parliament, although, as they say, Bidzina Ivanishvili promised to do so. They claim that the oligarch was frightened of defeat when he saw that his party was losing the confidence of the Georgians.

These maneuvers partly shed light on the reasons for the unexpected aggravation of the situation on the state border between Georgia and South Ossetia, in the village of Uista. As you can see, this aggravation was unexpected for us, and for the Georgian leadership it was an expected attempt to at least slightly raise our rating and gain a heroic and warlike halo so as not to look dull against the background of the bright provocateur Mikheil Saakashvili, who, having failed to take any prominent place in Ukraine, after its shameful return in Zelensky’s pocket, wants to return to power in Georgia, which it ruled for 10 years.

Saakashvili wrote in his Facebook feed that he intends to establish his own political headquarters in his library in Tbilisi on March 1. He writes there that many Georgian voters are behind him, and that he and the Georgian people "have international support." He called for the unification of all opposition groups around him on the eve of the parliamentary elections scheduled for this fall. True, Saakashvili himself is not in a hurry to go home, so as not to end up in jail, since criminal cases await him there. Two of them have already been completed by sentences: three and six years in prison for corruption and malpractice.

After this statement at the former president, a number of Georgian politicians honed their wit, including some of those who had been kindly treated to them by high posts. One of them is the current vice speaker of the parliament, Georgy Volsky, who at one time was appointed by him as deputy state minister of Georgia for conflict resolution. Volsky, forgetting the years of collaboration, called Saakashvili "an overdue politician." It's a shame, right? Probably avenging him for the fact that later, wanting to blame someone for his own stupid and terrible actions, Misha accused him of helping Russia.

But this is what! The chairman of the Georgian parliament’s foreign affairs committee, Irakli Beraya, said that doctors should not comment on Saakashvili’s statements. He said so: "This is a matter of medicine!"

We will not quote everyone, you know the Georgian politicum: if they only think that it’s profitable to scold someone, now everyone rushes to do it.

These events coincided with another exchange of insincere courtesies between American and Georgian lawmakers, as REGNUM writes.

"Criticism of the actions of the Georgian authorities by members of the US Congress is a friendly concern, not a manifestation of anger," said US Congressman Adam Kinzinger at a meeting with Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Archil Talakvadze.

Talakvadze said: "The opposition is trying to run its election campaign in Washington, while in Georgia it lacks public support." Realizing the essence of this hint, Kinzinger assured the guests of his friendly intentions.

“Our concern should not be seen as disappointment or anger, but as a relationship between friends,” said the congressman. After a series of letters to Tbilisi from members of the US Congress sharply criticizing the actions of the Georgian authorities, two delegations were sent to Washington from Georgia. They intend to convince those who criticize the Georgian leadership that they have the wrong information.

This seemingly insignificant episode once again suggests that Georgia is manually controlled by the United States. Whoever likes the White House more is the one who will steer Georgia.

Authorship:

Inal Pliev, political observer for the news agency Res

Source: http://cominf.org/node/1166528092