BERLIN/PARIS. May 20 (Interfax) - Germany and France "deeply regret" the situation in Georgia, German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron said in a joint statement.
""Both of our countries have been staunch supporters of Georgia's European path and actively supported the decision of the European Council to grant candidacy status in December 2023," says the statement published on Sunday.
Scholz and Macron said they "deeply regret" the decision of the Georgian government and the ruling party to "deviate from this path by acting against our common European values and the aspirations of the Georgian people, such as through the adoption of the so-called law on transparency of foreign influence."
"Georgia's European path has been chartered - but speed and direction of moving forward depend on Georgia," they said.