Another message from the US State Department. " The United States welcomes the calm and restraint of all parties’ reactions to the initial ruling. As we’ve said many times throughout this case and as I’ve said many times from this podium, freedom of the media and independence of the judiciary are essential foundations of any democracy, and in particular remain critical to Georgia’s successful Euro-Atlantic integration. And again, this was discussed at the plenary session Monday, and I think you can fully expect that it will continue to be something we raise repeatedly,"- stated John Kirby, a spokesperson of the State Department during the daily press briefing.
The ruling party members believe that in spite of the harsh reaction the process does not affect the country"s reputation.

The parliamentary minority states that the US State Department has once more warned Georgian government. The opposition believes that the government will continue to put pressure on the media and pay the high political price for that.

The State Department is here to free speech last month in a statement. According to the opposition, the official Washington"s tone gradually becomes strongly.