Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on May 31 called for a review of relations with the United States after Washington ordered punitive measures over passage of a "foreign agent," law. "Georgian-American relations must truly be reviewed. We'll discuss this with the ambassador," Kobakhidze said, according to Russia's RIA Novosti news agency. Georgia's parliament, controlled by Kobakhidze's Georgian Dream party, passed the law requiring organizations receiving more than 20 percent of their funding from overseas to register as agents of foreign influence. The legislation has sparked large street protests. Opponents say it is authoritarian and inspired by similar legislation in Russia.
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