Shalva Papuashvili’s response to European Commissioner Marta Kos’s statement

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos stated that Georgia is a candidate country only on paper and expressed a desire for the country to be at the level of Ukraine and Moldova. The European Commissioner also noted that Georgia will not receive a roadmap for joining the European Union. 1TV+4

The Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, responded to this statement and noted that it is better for a country to be a candidate only on paper than for a state to be only on paper. According to Papuashvili, following Brussels' advice would have led to escalation and involvement in a military conflict with Russia, as a result of which the country would have been destroyed by war. 1TV+8

Papuashvili stated that Georgia's "main sin" before Brussels is that the government does not follow their "harmful advice," by which the Georgian people remain the winners. The Chairman of Parliament also noted that the European Commissioner can repeat her "figurative expressions." At the same time, according to rustavi2, according to international studies and indices, Georgia is ahead of Moldova and Ukraine. 1TV+6