Together with the ambassador of Sweden, handed over the official EU demarche to the Minister of Justice of Georgia, which concerns Mikheil Saakashvili. Such a statement made today the Ambassador of the European Union in Georgia.
According to Pawel Herczynski, all 27 member states of the EU agreed to this demarche in Brussels.
“Together with the ambassador of Sweden, which represents the country holding the presidency of the European Union, we delivered an official demarche to the Minister of Justice. Demarche refers to the former president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili. We are very concerned about the reports of his deteriorating health. What is very important is that all 27 member states of the EU agree to this demarche.
We had a very open and honest conversation with the Minister of Justice. We presented the position of the EU, which was agreed upon by 27 member states.
The Minister of Justice provided us with information about what the Georgian government is doing to protect the rights of the former president, as an accused and a prisoner”, - said the diplomat.