WASHINGTON. May 14 (Interfax) - The law "On transparency of foreign agents" approved by Georgia's parliament runs counter to Tbilisi's aspiration to develop cooperation with the European Union and NATO, a spokesman for the United States Department of State, Vedant Patel, said on Tuesday.
"Things like this legislation, they are inconsistent with the stated goals [of getting closer to the European Union and NATO]," Patel told a briefing in response to questions about the controversial Georgian law.
"We value our relationship with Georgia [...].There is still time to work collaboratively," he said.
From the standpoint of the State Department, for such cooperation to continue Tbilisi should review its priorities, he said. "It's our point of view that the Georgian government needs to change course," Patel said.