TBILISI. May 15 (Interfax) - Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has met with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien and declared the Georgian authorities' openness to a discussion of the bill on Transparency of Foreign Influence adopted by the Georgian parliament.
"We are open to a discussion in case of any remarks on the law," Kobakhidze said at a press conference on Tuesday.
He said he had a detailed discussion of the law with the U.S. official and any question of interest was considered at a great length.
"We reaffirmed our wish and readiness for the utmost deepening of interstate relations to Mr. O'Brien. Most importantly, the other side expressed the same attitude," Kobakhidze said.
Kobakhidze described the foreign-agent law as a solid guarantee of enduring peace and de-polarization. "Please note that the only requirement of the law is the submission of annual financial declarations by entities representing the interests of foreign forces," he said.
He urged people protesting against the foreign-agent law to abstain from illegal actions and asked the police to exercise the maximum restraint.