OSCE PA President Cancels Visit to Georgia

President of the OSCE PA Pia Kauma said Monday she is canceling her visit to Georgia planned for January 8.

The visit announcement sparked harsh criticism from the opposition parties and former President Salome Zurabishvili, who warned that the visit would be manipulated by the ruling Georgian Dream party, The Caspian Post reports.

In a post on X, Pia Kauma wrote that “following discussions and after close consideration, I’ve decided to postpone visiting Georgia until a time that the OSCE PA engagement would be most effective.”

She added: “We remain ready to listen to all voices and offer assistance in implementing OSCE/ODIHR election recommendations.”