Irakli Kirkitadze responds to Bidzina Ivanishvili’s inclusion in the ‘Press Freedom Predators’ list by Reporters Without Borders

Parliamentary majority leader Irakli Kirkitadze stated at a briefing held at the Georgian Dream office that the inclusion of Bidzina Ivanishvili in the 'Press Freedom Predators' list published by the organization Reporters Without Borders is a targeted action. According to Kirkitadze, mentioning the predation of press freedom and Bidzina Ivanishvili in the same context is laughable for any nationally-minded Georgian. 1TV+4

Kirkitadze noted that the Georgian population does not take this organization's assessments seriously for objective reasons. According to his statement, this list is an instrument managed by the 'Global War Party' and another attempt at pressure against those leaders and national forces that do not act in accordance with the interests of informal oligarchic forces. Imedi+5

According to the parliamentary majority leader, when a state defends national interests, does not submit to external dictates, and does not surrender sovereignty, campaigns are launched against it, including the attaching of various labels. Kirkitadze emphasized that Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgian Dream, and the Georgian people are prepared for such pressure. 1TV+3