TBILISI, December 1. /TASS/. The current situation in Georgia was the focus of a phone call between Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili and European Council’s new President Antonio Costa and European Union’s new foreign policy chief, Kaia Kallas, the presidential administration said.
"The Georgian president discussed the situation in the country with European Council President Antonio Costa and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaia Kallas, who succeeded Charles Michel and Josep Borrell several days ago," it said.
Another anti-government rally is being held near the parliamentary building in Tbilisi. Several thousand people have blocked traffic along Rustaveli Avenue in front of the building. They are demanding the government resignation and rerun parliamentary elections. According to the TASS correspondent, the rally is being attended by less people than in previous days.
The current wave of protests was sparked by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's statement on November 28 when he said that the ruling Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia party had decided to postpone any talk about launching accession negotiations until late 2028 and decline any funding from the European Union. According to the premier, the decision comes after repeated attempts by the EU to blackmail Georgia with promises of launching the talks in exchange for Tbilisi revoking certain laws passed by the country’s parliament.