Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Kobakhidze called for a review of relations with the United States after Washington ordered punitive measures over the passage of a law on “foreign agents”.
The Soviet Union influenced Akel to reject a solution plan proposed by the US, UK, and Canada for the Cyprus problem in 1976. The Soviet Union did not want the Cyprus problem to be solved by a US initiative, as it would strengthen the US’s prestige in the region and maintain tension in Greece-Turkey relations.