Salome Samadashvili, former member of the United National Movement, said that she will wait for the release of UNM Chair Nika Melia to make the decision on quitting the party.

“The signing of a compromise agreement was significant. The decisive factor when making any political step is to consider if it serves the goal.

I would like to underline that the Government left signing the document as the only way for the release of political prisoners. The argument of the UNM for [Nika] Melia’s unconditional release did not turn out to be assuring for the mediators.

Since the UNM did not share my viewpoint, I took the responsibility to sign the agreement. Not signing the document would have been perceived as damaging the opposition unity”, - said Salome Samadashvili.