The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said December 2 it had summoned the Georgian ambassador to be handed a protest note over the Georgian government’s crackdown on pro-EU protesters in Tbilisi and elsewhere.
The Ministry said in a statement it “is following the events in Georgia with serious concern, where in recent days local law enforcement authorities have used violence against the Georgian public exercising their right to peaceful assembly and protest in response to the Georgian government’s decision to suspend Georgia’s EU integration process. Such measures taken by law enforcement authorities violate international human rights standards and are unacceptable.”
In response to these events, on December 2, 2024, the Georgian ambassador to Latvia, Irakli Kurashvili, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and handed a note of protest – in diplomatic circles a serious form of official protest.
The Ministry added that the Georgian government crackdown “is contrary to Georgia’s international obligations, including with regard to strengthening democracy and the rule of law in the country. The responsible bodies of the Georgian state are called upon to immediately stop the violence, ensure the safety and protection of the peaceful protesters, and prosecute the officials who committed the violations.”
Protesters in Tbilisi have been met with police violence and the use of water cannon after the government said it was suspending the country’s EU accession path.
