Tens of thousands of Georgians on Sunday staged a pro-Europe rally, days before parliamentary elections seen as a crucial test for the country's democracy and its bid for EU membership.

Pro EU rally in Tbilisi as Georgia faces crunch election to decide political future - Country primed to vote for pro Russia or pro Europe direction

In draft conclusions prepared for a summit of EU leaders in Brussels on Oct. 17-18, the bloc "reaffirms the Union’s readiness to support the Georgian people on their European path" but also "reiterates its serious concern regarding the course of action taken by the Georgian authorities".

President Salome Zourabichvili promised to join the participants of the “Georgia chooses European Union” rally planned for October 20 in Tbilisi, exactly one week before the crucial Parliamentary elections.

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili addressed a crowd of thousands at rally in the capital on Sunday, delivering a strong pro-EU message just days before a fiercely-contested parliamentary election.

A large rally in support of Georgia's accession to the European Union was held in Tbilisi's Freedom Square on Oct. 20, ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election scheduled for Oct. 26.

On Sunday in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, thousands of people took part in a march under the slogan "Georgia chooses the European Union". The demonstration included the participation of the country's pro-Western president,