Georgian PM accuses “foreign patrons” of trying to strain Tbilisi-Yerevan ties

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has stated that European bureaucracy and related forces will not succeed in creating tensions between Georgia and Armenia.

Kobakhidze made the remarks in response to what he described as attempts to set the two countries against each other, Caliber.Az reports, citing Georgian media.

He said local agents and their “foreign patrons are trying to somehow pit us against Armenia, including through comparisons, but this is unsuccessful.”

“One of the high-ranking European officials stated that Armenia is the shortest route connecting Central Asia with Europe. Apparently, along with European stagnation and other issues, European bureaucrats are not strong in geography lessons,” Kobakhidze added.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov