Georgian president supports protests against foreign agents bill

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili addressed protestors in Tbilisi from New York late on Tuesday in a show of support for those rallying against the bill on foreign agents.

"I’m addressing you, those who gathered tonight on Rustaveli [Avenue], where I also used to stand many times in the past. But now I’m standing in New York, and the Statue of Liberty is right behind my back. It is a symbol of what Georgia has always fought for, and of why we keep fighting today. I’m with you, because you represent free Georgia now," Zourabichvili said in a video address, released on Tuesday.

The president went on to say that, in her opinion, the bill should be rejected, and reaffirmed her readiness to veto it.

She also claimed that the bill was "possibly signed under Moscow’s instructions," but presented no evidence to prove her allegations.