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Washington could fundamentally reassess relationship with Georgia if the law on "foreign agents" passes, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced, reports Ekho Kavkaza.

"The Georgian people have been making their views known about this legislation, protesting in the streets, as you all have been reporting.  This weekend, we saw some of the largest protests in Georgia’s history, with tens of thousands of peaceful protesters undeterred by—undeterred by intimidation tactics, telling their government to oppose this legislation because they want Euro-Atlantic future. We will see the parliament—what the parliament does.  But if this legislation passes, it will compel us to fundamentally reassess our relationship with Georgia," the White House Press Secretary said at Tuesday’s press briefing.

The Parliament of Georgia passed the bill "On transparency of foreign influence," which is also known as the "Russian" law on foreign agents, in the third and last reading. A total of 84 MPs, members of the ruling Georgian Dream Party and its satellites, voted in favor, while 30 others—against.

After voting in the parliament, the bill will be submitted to the President for signature. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has already announced that she will veto the document. However, the ruling party with enough parliamentary mandates intends to override the veto.

The vote in the Parliament of Georgia took place amid protests, with participants chanting "No to Russian law" and "Slaves." Protests against the bill have been going on for about a month in the capital Tbilisi and several other cities of Georgia.

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