The US Embassy in Georgia said Saakashvili is lying

When American congressmen Jeanne Shaheen and Mike Turner visited Tbilisi, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said on social networks that they “frequently talk” about it, and sent a letter to the State Department asking release

The American embassy denied Saakashvili’s statement.

“During the visit of Jeanne Shaheen and Mike Turner, the Saakashvili case was not discussed,” – reported the US Embassy.

As reported EADailySenator Jeanne Shaheen and Congressman Michael Turner held meetings last week with Georgia’s leadership and opposition. The founder of the Georgian Dream who ruled refused to meet with them. Bidzina Ivanishvili. After the trip to Georgia, congressmen express concerned about Dream’s actions and said that “the first step towards normalizing Georgian-American bilateral relations” should be taken by the Georgian government.

The party of former president Mikheil Saakashvili, the United National Movement, said that congressmen wanted a meeting with Ivanishvili to free Saakashvili. According to the UNM, “there is a letter from congressmen to the US State Department, where the entire paragraph is dedicated to Mikheil Saakashvili, his state of health, political imprisonment, the upcoming elections, as well as the election campaign,” which “takes place without a main opposition leader and in isolation.”