This was announced by State Department spokesman Ned Price.

“We welcome the decision to withdraw the bill... We call on the ruling party to formally abandon it and not promote this kind of legislation because it is incompatible with Georgian and Euro-Atlantic values,” he said.

Protests began in Tbilisi against the background of the adoption by the country's parliament in the first reading of the law on foreign agents, which proposes to create a register of non-governmental organizations, media and entities that receive money from a foreign state.

The draft law was later withdrawn.

Opposition representatives said they intend to continue rallies in Tbilisi, despite the ruling party's statement about the withdrawal of the bill.

Some protesters demanded the resignation of the government of the republic.