EU appoints mediator to organize dialogue in Georgia

This post will be taken by the former head of the European Commission in Sweden, Christian Danielson.

“President (European Council Charles) Michel has appointed Christian Danielsson as his personal representative in the political dialogue in Georgia, mediated by the EU.

Michel, in collaboration with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, instructed Christian Danielson to participate in EU-backed mediation efforts in Georgia to restart the political dialogue in Georgia as a result of the visit of the Head of the Council of Europe to Tbilisi on March 1, "TASS reports the press -services of the European Council.

Earlier it was reported that Khatia Dekanoidze, one of the leaders of the Georgian opposition party United National Movement (UNM), founded by ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili, promised a large-scale protest action in case the authorities refused to call early parliamentary elections.