Varlam Goletiani: Barricade is removed, but we still can not cross into the other side - if the necessary conditions are not met, we can not move to the mediation process

The barricade is removed, but a virtual barricade is in place - if the necessary conditions are not met, we can not move to the mediation process, - said Varlam Goletiani, one of the organizers of the Namakhvani HPP protests.

Goletiani says that only iron barricades have been removed so far, while other demands have not been met. As Goletiani noted, the company still refuses to allow opponents of the Namakhvani project to cross into the Rioni Gorge.

"We see that the barricade is removed, but the virtual barricade is in place. We still can not cross into the other side. Why should the conditions change, if removing this barricade has not changed anything for us? if the necessary conditions are not met, we can not move to the mediation process", - Varlam Goletiani said.

According to Goletiani, they will have communication with the local authorities today, where it will be decided whether the opponents of the Namakhvani HPP project will be able to relocate to the main protest site.