“We call on all parties to exercise restraint and avoid any escalatory or violent actions, respect the laws and democratic values of Georgia,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
He also stated that the United States is deeply concerned about the fact that the Georgian Parliament adopted the bill on foreign agents in the first reading.
“Pushing these Kremlin-inspired bills in Parliament is incompatible with the clear aspirations of the people of Georgia for European integration and democratic development,” Price said.
According to a US foreign policy official, this would jeopardize Georgia's "Euro-Atlantic future" and harm Tbilisi's relations with its "strategic partners."
Earlier, police special forces ousted protesters from the square near the parliament in the center of Tbilisi.
On March 7, protests escalated into riots in Tbilisi after the Georgian parliament passed a bill on agents of foreign influence in the first reading.
The document proposes to create a register of non-governmental organizations, media and entities that receive money from a foreign state.