There's no talk of a political prisoner - Zalkaliani about the U.S. Defense Act

"The strategic partnership between Georgia and the U.S. is not in jeopardy," stated Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani , commenting on the package of amendments to the United States Defense Act.

He says that the Law on National Defense is a very important document, which has very clear messages about Georgia. Zalkaliani accuses his political opponents of trying to mislead the public.

I think that the Prime Minister, in his closing remarks, gave a very clear assessment to Georgia's relationship with our main strategic partner and explained the manner in which opponents are trying to misinterpret this strategic partnership and create a sense in the public that the US, our main strategic partner, is hinting that Georgia is moving in the wrong direction ... The conversation is taking place in the context of the March 8th agreement, but it should be noted that this is about Giorgi Rurua and not about the fact that our opponents are trying to portray him as a political prisoner. At the moment we are not talking about political prisoners. I Our opponent are trying to have destructive definitions for the country included in this act, - Zalkaliani said.