Georgian PM thanks Bidzina Ivanishvili for country’s independence, sovereignty

Irakli Kobakhidze, the Georgian Prime Minister and Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday highlighted the past 13 years since the founding of the Georgian Dream party as the years of an unequal, yet righteous and successful struggle for Georgia’s independence, peaceful development, prosperity and the protection of the dignity of the Georgian people.

In his address at the ruling party’s congress, Kobakhidze noted this struggle was initiated by Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder and Honorary Chair of the Georgian Dream, and expressed his deepest gratitude to him for his service to the Georgian cause.

“It has recently been 13 years since the founding of the Georgian Dream. These have been 13 years of an unequal, yet righteous and successful struggle - for Georgia’s independence, peaceful development, prosperity and the protection of the dignity of the Georgian people. This struggle was initiated by the founder and honorary chairman of our party, Mr. Bidzina Ivanishvili. Allow me, on behalf of each of you, to express our deepest gratitude to him for his service to the Georgian cause”, the PM said.

“Once again, thank You - for your dedication to the homeland, for working for Georgia with immense wisdom, foresight and patience, for ending authoritarianism in our country and for strengthening democracy, the rule of law and human rights. It is thanks to Mr. Bidzina Ivanishvili’s contribution that today, for the first time since regaining independence, Georgia has a government under which our country has not experienced war and we have enjoyed 13 consecutive years of peace”, he continued.

Kobakhidze further added that the country would continue to maintain peace, stability and rapid economic growth.

“ And what is especially important - today our small but proud country is more independent and sovereign than ever before. Once again, immense gratitude to you for all of this”, he concluded.