The NATO Secretary General opposes any attempt to re-introduce the foreign influence transparency bill.

“I oppose any attempt by the Georgian government to re-introduce the draft law on foreign agents or foreign influence, as this is actually an effort against strengthening democratic institutions in Georgia.

Georgia needs to work on reforms to get closer to NATO and the European Union, and the European Union has been very clear about this. I visited Tbilisi, Georgia a few weeks ago and, of course, one of my main messages was the importance of reforms, strengthening democratic institutions, and the Georgian people made it clear that they want a democratic, prosperous future in the European, Euro-Atlantic family.

So, I"m afraid that any law that introduces this idea of “foreign agents” will have an impact on media outlets that also operate in Georgia, undermining the very idea of making Georgia a stronger and more democratic society”, - said Jens Stoltenberg.