Georgia PM: EU making “absurd decisions” regarding Georgia

The European Union is making “absurd decisions” and issuing “absurd statements” regarding Georgia, the country’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on December 12.

Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a forum in Ashgabat, Kobakhidze criticised what he described as informal decision-making within the EU, Caliber.Az reports, citing Georgian media.

“We see today that the EU, including in relation to Georgia, is making absurd decisions and issuing absurd statements. All of this is the result of informal governance,” he said.

Georgia is embroiled in a political storm after a BBC investigation suggested that law enforcement may have used harmful chemical agents against demonstrators during mass anti‑government protests late last year. The documentary When Water Burns said evidence pointed to the use of bromobenzyl cyanide, a toxic compound also known as camite, mixed into water cannon deployed against crowds in November–December 2024. 

The report, based on testimony from protesters, medical specialists and weapons insiders, described how those hit by the substances suffered symptoms beyond normal tear gas exposure — fuelling calls for an independent international inquiry. 

The Georgian government has vehemently rejected the claims, saying ordinary crowd‑control agents such as CS gas were used, and that no banned chemical was deployed.

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze branded the BBC documentary a “cheap provocation” and is seeking legal action against the broadcaster in international courts. Officials also argue the report is part of a foreign‑led attempt to undermine Georgia.

By Aghakazim Guliyev