In a joint statement, the three foreign ministers reaffirmed their support for "the democratic and European aspirations of the overwhelming majority of the Georgian people."
They condemned "the actions of the Georgian Government that have led to a de facto halt of Georgia’s accession process to the European Union," noting that "the negative trend has worsened" since the enactment of the so-called "transparency law" in the country.
They said the controversial law "stigmatises NGOs receiving more than 20 percent of funding from abroad and labels them as pursuing the interest of a foreign power."
The top diplomats also criticised "recently adopted legislative amendments that restrict the rights of LGBTI people, as well as attacks against civil-society organisations and independent journalists."
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and his French and German counterparts called on Georgia’s government "to reverse its current course of action," warning that "the scope and depth of EU-Georgia relations and cooperation are at stake."
Poland, France and Germany work together as part of a trilateral cooperation platform known as the Weimar Triangle.
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Source: IAR, PAP, gov.pl