The authors of the plan are named as Giorgi Lortkipanidze, deputy head of Ukrainian military intelligence, who was deputy interior minister under Saakashvili’s government; Mikhail Baturin, former security guard of former President Mikheil Saakashvili; and Mamuka Mamulashvili, a member of Saakashvili’s inner circle and commander of the Georgian Legion in Ukraine.
On Impeachment of the President of Georgia
Irakli Garibashvili also commented on President Salome Zurabishvili’s visits to Europe made “without the permission” of the government. The Prime Minister regarded Zurabishvili’s statements to Georgia as sabotage:
“I think this is a very sad fact. There were no cases before that we refused her such visits. On the contrary, I have always supported her.
But let us remind that Mrs. President made very serious statements. She has publicly stated that our government is not implementing the 12 EU recommendations. She also said that we don’t deserve candidate status. After that, what minimal trust remained between us was lost. It was directly against the national interest of our country. And that is what dictated our refusal. Our interest was and is that Georgia gets the status of a candidate for EU accession. Any statements and actions against this are sabotage”.
On September 27, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili met with Lithuanian President Gitanas Naudeda in Vilnius.On September 26, Zurabishvili met with Latvian President Edgars Rinkevich in Riga.On September 25, Zurabishvili met with Estonian President Alar Karis in Tallinn.
According to the Georgian presidential administration, Zurabishvili continues to meet with European leaders to support Georgia’s EU candidate status.
