Ruling party Sec Gen highlights Georgian Gov’t’s “readiness” to reboot relations with US, Europe

Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday said the Georgian Government was ready to reboot its relations with the United States and Europe.

In his remarks, Kaladze noted that the past three years had been very challenging, but the public now understood the difficulties the country had faced.

“We have repeatedly expressed our willingness to welcome the normalisation of relations. Throughout this time, we defended our interests, the country, and did not allow anyone to use Georgia for their own purposes”, the ruling party official said.

“Of course, these three years were very difficult. You remember the statements made - there were direct threats, blackmail, which continue to this day, but with the people, we stood firm, showed principledness, explained to the public the reality of the challenges the country faced and the forces fighting against our statehood, with the involvement of local agents. The people understood everything, supported us, and together we managed to prevent a great tragedy for the country”, the official continued.

He further expressed hope that after the defeat of the deep state, a reboot of relations with the West would begin, which “will have a positive impact on Georgia”.

“The President of the United States has declared his intention to defeat the deep state, and we want this to reflect on Georgia, not just in statements, but through specific steps, actions. We want to reboot relations and start everything, even strategic relationship, from a fresh page”, Kaladze concluded.