Full-fledged negotiation is impossible while UNM Chair Nika Melia is imprisoned. Such a statement made today Akaki Minashvili, one of the leaders of the National Movement, after meeting with Christian Danielsson.

“Our main issues that we raised again and again were first and foremost the issue of the release of Nika Melia, the chairman of the UNM, and the release of Giorgi Rurua. Our position is that it will be difficult to continue full-fledged negotiations if these two people are not released. As for the proposals, the meetings will continue tomorrow too.

What is the compromise of the Government in this case?! There has been talk all day that political prisoners will not be released, but they know very well, including our friends in Europe and the U.S., that political prisoners are the main issue to be resolved.

They also refuse early elections and without these 2 issues, the electoral and judicial reform makes no perfect sense”, - said Akaki Minashvili.