The United States Agency for International Development representation in Georgia said the Agency was in constant and transparent communication with the Government of Georgia on how its programmes were supporting the country’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations.
Earlier, the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said Beka Mindiashvili, the Head of the Tolerance Centre, a project funded by the USAID, was orchestrating a campaign attacking on religious grounds instead of promoting religious tolerance, and called on the USAID to clarify the matter and act in the best interest of both American and Georgian people.
The USAID official responded to Papuashvili’s statement, noting that the US Government, through the Agency, worked with many organizations in Georgia to support tolerance.
Shalva Papuashvili also called on all international donors in the country to proactively ensure that their funds align with shared values in human rights and to avoid support for projects and individuals fostering societal radicalisation amid the absence of legislation on foreign funding transparency.
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