The US State Department reiterated its position egarding the Rustavi 2 rcase.

During daily briefing John Kirby reaffirmed the United States` concerns about media pluralism and stressed the the essential importance of freedom of the media, independence of the judiciary, political pluralism for the European integration.

"We know that the supreme court is still considering an appeal of the rulings of the appellate and lower courts with respect to transferred ownership of Rustavi 2. We’re obviously concerned about the decision’s implication for pluralism in Georgia’s media space. As we’ve said in the past, freedom of media, political pluralism, and independence of the judiciary are essential foundations of any democracy and they – and we believe they remain critical to Georgia’s successful Euro-Atlantic integration.. "Kirby said.