President Zourabichvili: “The bureaucracy is waking up” amid anti-EU shift

President Salome Zourabichvili has publicly endorsed a rare act of dissent by 44 employees of Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who condemned the government’s decision to delay European Union accession negotiations until 2028.

In a social media statement addressing the growing political crisis, Zourabichvili stated:

“The bureaucracy is waking up! Forty-four public servants of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia have issued a statement denouncing today’s anti-European announcement as directed against Georgia’s national interests.”

The diplomats’ joint statement, released on social media, directly criticizes the government’s decision to remove EU accession talks from the agenda until 2028. They argue that this move violates constitutional principles and undermines Georgia’s long-term strategic interests, warning of isolation and vulnerability to external threats.

The statement reflects the Ministry’s historical commitment to aligning Georgia with European and Euro-Atlantic structures, which they describe as the will and historical choice of the Georgian people.

“Unilateral refusal of this opportunity by the country will lead to negative strategic consequences,” the statement said, calling on the government to reconsider its stance.