All mistakes of the government will be taken into account by the EU when granting candidate status - Kubilius on Mikheil Saakashvili
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"The information coming from doctors and the ombudsman about Mikheil Saakashvili's state of health is alarming," MEP Andrius Kubilius told the Mtavari Channel. Kubilius urged the Georgian authorities to listen to the advice of doctors and stop politically motivated actions against the third president.
Kubilius does not rule out that these Dream actions will hinder Georgia in the process of European integration, because European institutions will take the government's actions into account when making a decision:
"We hear bad news from the doctors. The information coming from the Public Defender about Mikheil Saakashvili's health condition is alarming. The government should follow the recommendations of doctors, trust doctors and stop the political attitude towards this issue. It is important that this issue be resolved not only from Saakashvili's angle, but also from the perspective of Georgia's future. Georgia has applied for EU membership, and all the mistakes the government will make will be taken into account by Europe in the decision-making process," Kubilius said.
The MP responded to the invitation of the third president to the conference of the European People's Party and said that this is an absolutely normal event and that the EPP invites all its members and former leaders to the conference, and the Georgian government must take it all into account.
Kubilius responded to reports about the Ivanishvili-Yevtushenko's recorded phone conversation, calling it alarming.
"It is alarming that Bidzina Ivanishvili is talking to a Russian oligarch who is discussing how Georgia can be used to circumvent sanctions," Kubilius said.
According to him, if the authenticity of the conversation is confirmed, Georgia will suffer serious reputational damage and the application of sanctions will not come as a surprise:
"I would not be surprised if sanctions are applied, but they will come primarily from the U.S. and not from the EU, because the process of imposing sanctions from the EU is complicated," Kubilius said.
