Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has confirmed her intention to veto the law on "foreign agents" if it is passed. She said this in an interview with the BBC.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Interview with <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BBCNews</a><br> <a href="https://t.co/r2Mbl9jWVZ">https://t.co/r2Mbl9jWVZ</a></p>&mdash; Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) <a href="https://twitter.com/Zourabichvili_S/status/1780559987783115151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"I will veto this law, as I do with other laws that contradict the strategy and recommendations of the European Union," Zurabishvili said.

At the same time, she added that the ruling party has enough votes in parliament to overcome the veto.

The President criticized the draft law and emphasized that it is a "copy" of the legislation on "foreign agents" adopted by Russia in 2012.

Earlier, we reported that the Georgian parliament passed in the first reading the draft law "on foreign agents", against which mass protests were held twice.