Yesterday, July 19, within the framework of an international conference, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, the President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, and the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, visited Batumi.
In parallel with the conference, a silent rally was taking place in the surrounding area. Protesters on July 5 and in general, protested against the ongoing processes in the country, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Gharibashvili and the punishment of those responsible for the incident.
Representatives of the queer community were also present at the protest.
”We met Charles Michel, who visited Georgia for the Batumi conference. Due to the recent socio-political background, I thought it was important to be there. “Shame Movement” activists, civil society representatives, journalists and simply citizens were with me at the rally. By standing there, I reminded Gharibashvili and his government once again that an unconstitutional, anti-state government must leave and punish the perpetrators. On the other hand, we met Charles Michel and our European partners symbolically and reminded them of the inability of our government and the desire of the majority of the Georgian people to be part of the European family. No serious incidents took place at the rally. The flags of Georgia, the European Union, Ukraine and Belarus were unfolded. ” – Tamaz Sozashvili
