Now we all want to see every single Member of Parliament click on the red button and reject these laws formally, said today the US Ambassador to Georgia.

“The people of Georgia, especially students and young people, spoke loud and clear, and the ruling party finally listened. Now we all want to see every single Member of Parliament click on the red button and reject these laws formally—reject these laws that are Kremlin-inspired and not necessary in Georgia. Georgia does not need these laws.

There are already ample protections and transparency to ensure that all of the financial assistance flowing into Georgia is being used for Georgia"s best interests, and to help Georgians who are working hard to improve their communities all over this country. That"s what foreign assistance has been doing in Georgia for 30 years. I think all you have to do is look around in almost any community in this country, and you will see the very positive work that has happened. The people of Georgia now want to see their government fulfill its pledge to achieve European Union candidate status.

I hope that all of the energy and attention will go towards this. This is a tremendous opportunity to improve the lives of every single Georgian, and it"s the people of Georgia who are holding the government accountable to that pledge to achieve candidate status”, - said Kelly Degnan.