Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, who is being held in custody in Georgia, has accused the country’s current authorities of worsening relations not only with Western partners, but also with close neighbors Armenia and Azerbaijan.

“[Georgian Prime Minister Irakli] Kobakhidze is demanding that Armenia expel Georgian NGOs from [Armenian capital] Yerevan (which is now filled with Georgians, since all the conferences that used to be held in Georgia with Western money have now all moved to Yerevan) and close their accounts. [Armenian PM Nikol] Pashinyan’s government responds that there is no foreign agents law in Armenia and none is planned, and that there are no grounds for restricting the freedom of Georgians [in Armenia]. In turn, Kobakhidze is threatening Yerevan with restrictions on the movement of goods,” Saakashvili wrote on Facebook.

The former Georgian president drew attention to the fact that Georgia has begun creating problems for Azerbaijan, too.

“At the same time, Tbilisi has already created a problem for Azerbaijan regarding the movement of goods. Azerbaijani media rightfully see Russia’s influence in this,” Saakashvili stressed, and noted “the justified anger of official Baku.”