Georgian PM praises Government’s success in shielding Georgia from war, instability with public backing

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday said that with the support of the Georgian people, his Government successfully protected the country over the past five years from all externally imposed attempts to provoke war and unrest.

In his remarks, Kobakhidze noted that over the 35 years of independent political life, and especially in the past 5 years, Georgian society had gained significant experience, and along with that experience, the wisdom to correctly assess who its true friends were , and who didn’t wish well for Georgia.

The PM emphasised that in a situation where not a single organization or state, including the United States, the European Union, or individual EU member states, had made a statement condemning or distancing themselves from the attempted overthrow of a Government elected by the people, the Georgian public must ask itself a simple question, if could the statements of these states and organizations hold any value.

“In this context, the Georgian society must ask itself a simple question: after this, can the statements of these states and organizations hold any value? Naturally, this question is rhetorical in its essence, and it is clear that the statements of those states and organizations that cannot hide their irritation towards the Georgian people, their choice, and their uncompromising fight for peace, will have no value - neither now nor in the future”, he noted.

He also addressed that it was precisely the knowledge and wisdom of the Georgian people that was the main guarantee that Georgia’s peaceful and stable development would certainly continue, no matter who supports attempts to drag tbe country into unrest or war.

“Over the past 5 years, the Georgian Government, with the support of the Georgian people, has successfully protected the country from all externally imposed attempts at war and chaos, and will continue to do so in the future. This is our firm promise to Georgian society”, the PM concluded.