Georgia was granted EU candidate status on the condition that the 9 steps defined by the European Commission are fulfilled and implemented, and now Georgia is as close as ever to the start of accession negotiations, - said the Ambassador of Lithuania to Georgia, Andrius Kalindra, at the Rondel Foundation panel discussion at the Tbilisi Marriott Hotel.

According to him, the draft law "On the transparency of foreign influence" contradicts the recommendations of the European Union and does not correspond to the norms and values of the European Union.

"Among the 9 steps is a call for Georgia to fight disinformation and foreign information manipulation and interference against the EU and others, and that civil society should be allowed to operate freely. In this regard, the draft law "On the transparency of foreign influence" contradicts the recommendations of the European Union and does not correspond to the norms and values of the European Union. This development of events causes considerable concern in Lithuania. "We still sincerely hope that Georgia will use the window of historical opportunities regarding the expansion process," the Ambassador noted.