Secretary of the Georgian National Security Council Tedo Japaridze said today, he had no information confirming Parliamentary Chairperson Nino Burjanadze’s cooperation with the Russian secret services.
On October 8 Irina Sarishvili-Chanturia, the spokesperson of the presidential-backed election bloc For New Georgia, accused the Burjanadze-Democrats election bloc, led by Parliamentary Chairperson Nino Burjanadze, of having ties with the Russian secret services.
“I am not going to join the political debates. At the moment I have no operative material, which confirms the accusasions made by Irina Sarishvili-Chanturia. I have contacted the Georgian Security Ministry regarding this issue, however neither they have any materials. As soon as Sarishvili-Chanturia submits the documents, we will specify how adequate these accusations are,” Tedo Japaridze said in the interview with the Rustavi 2 independent TV company.
The Secretary of the National Security Council warned the politicians to refrain from making statements, that would aggravate the relationship with Russia, “which is Georgia’s difficult partner.”