The Prime Minister of Georgia said the US Congress had been an “exemplary” institution for years, but “today we see a decline in the quality of culture in this still very valuable institution”, calling the development “very disturbing”.

“The terms used by individual Senators and Congress members are unpleasant for the authors of these terms and statements, because such a level and degree of incivility cannot be shown by people in the US Congress.

As for Senator [James] Risch, he came [to Georgia] to support the United National Movement party in 2012. He has always been an ardent supporter of the UNM, but Bidzina Ivanishvili didn’t give him and his friends a chance in 2012, and they, like their friend [Mikheil] Saakashvili, had to accept the results of the elections.

As for their messages, you have no information about what messages they actually brought, but they had to take those messages back when the Georgian Dream party convincingly won the parliamentary elections in 2012. They came to Georgia to support the UNM, but in the end they left Georgia defeated, as their favourite party lost the elections in 2012. As for the criticism of the then Government - zero”, - said Irakli Kobakhidze.