Papuashvili: Sponsor of a visit to The Baltic States are the real owner of Zurabishvili

The chairman of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili said that the answer to the question of who finances the trips of ex-President Salome Zurabishvili to the Baltic countries will show whose puppet she really is.

Zurabishvili went on March 24 to The Baltic States. She will visit Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn to meet with representatives of the executive and legislative authorities, as well as analytical circles. Zurabishvili is also scheduled to speak at the plenary session of the Lithuanian Seimas.

"I would like to ask a question, at whose expense does Ms. Salome travel to the Baltic countries? This question should be asked and it should be answered. In this answer we will see evidence of whose puppet ex-President Salome Zurabishvili is," Papuashvili said.

He also expressed regret that the three Baltic countries are hostile to the Georgian people and their authorities. However, Papuashvili noted, there is an explanation for this.

"These three countries have their own concerns about Russia. Unfortunately, instead of fighting these fears themselves, especially since they are NATO member states, and I do not know what they are afraid of, instead of facing these fears, they are trying to avoid some risks with the help of other countries," the speaker of the Georgian Parliament said.

According to him, Georgia is only a tool to shift Russia's attention to other issues.

"It is a pity that they have such an attitude towards the Georgian people. For these three authorities, the Georgian people are just a tool to avoid risks. This is partly due to the fact that extremist politicians are under special attention from these three countries," Papuashvili said.

Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Self-government Irakli Kadagishvili, in turn, noted that Zurabishvili and the opposition inside the country have no resources left to influence political processes. According to the deputy, the efforts of the radical opposition completely depend on what external pressure will be on the country and on the authorities.

"They are artificially trying to use foreign resources to destabilize the situation in the country. We know that over the past year, in order to exert pressure on the country, representatives of the Baltic countries, who have become our new curators, have become especially active. Salome Zurabishvili and her supporters visit their curators. Attempts are being coordinated from abroad to ensure that at least some people take to the streets on March 31. Therefore, we are witnessing the revival of the "Wilson approach" in America. For example, 600 thousand dollars were transferred to organize a certain activity in Congress. Meanwhile, Zurabishvili travels to the Baltic countries so that by March 31 they will make more harsh statements. The goal is to breathe new life into a failed and bankrupt revolution. Zurabishvili was useful while she was president. After the loss of the presidential post, its "promotional value" has sharply decreased. It is located in the Baltic States with foreign funding. They will try to use her visit to spread hostile messages against Georgia and inject a new poison of discontent among the people," Kadagishvili said.

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania imposed new sanctions against Georgian officials in early March. Estonia has put 55 people on the sanctions list, Lithuania — 74, Latvia — 16.