The European Commission had proposed to suspend the visa-free travel regime for Georgian diplomats and officials in response to the violent crackdown on protesters, who took to the streets for weeks to denounce the ruling party's gradual pivot away from Europe and towards Russia,
Euronews reports.
Georgia has reacted angrily to the suspension of a mutual visa-free travel agreement by the European Union.
The development may lead to Georgian diplomats and officials having to apply for visas when travelling to an EU member state.
Speaking to Euronews a day after the announcement of the suspension, Georgian foreign minister Maka Botochorishvili called the decision “politically wrong.”
“Legally, it is absolutely groundless and nonsense. There is no proof or explanation how Georgian diplomats are creating threats or threatening public order in the European Union or EU member states,” she said.
“I just think that it is absolutely against European values or something that we refer to very often, and that is very unfortunate.”