Georgia's government has rejected President Salome Zurabishvili's request to allow her to pay a working visit to the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, next week, in another sign of the growing animosity between the lawmakers from the ruling party and the head of state. The announcement of the decision was placed on the government's website on April 4. No reason was given for the move. Last fall, as Zurabishvili's popularity was on rise for her strongly pro-Western and pro-Ukrainian views, the ruling Georgian Dream party initiated her impeachment saying she had violated the constitution by visiting a number of foreign countries in 2023 without government approval. However, the move to impeach the president failed as Georgian Dream could not get enough support from other parliamentary deputies.
Georgian Government Rejects President Zurabishvili's Request To Visit Lithuania
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili (file photo)