Georgian president vetoes foreign agents bill: ‘This law must be repealed’

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili announced on Saturday that she has vetoed a draft law on foreign agents. “Today, I vetoed a Russian law. This law is Russian in its essence and spirit,” Zourabichvili said in a video statement. “It contradicts our constitution and all European standards, therefore it represents an obstacle to our European path… This law must be repealed.”