Georgian PM: Georgia not a school student to be lectured, graded, or told to ‘correct itself’

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday said that Georgia is a sovereign and dignified state and should not be treated as a subordinate actor in international relations.

Speaking to journalists, Kobakhidze said that Georgia has clearly expressed this position on all relevant international platforms.

“Georgia is not a school student to be lectured, graded, or told to ‘correct itself’. It is a dignified sovereign state, and we have made that position clear at every level”, he said.

The Prime Minister also claimed that the previous US administration had demanded “very difficult” actions from Georgia, which he said was followed by pressure, coercion, and blackmail against the Georgian people and state institutions.

According to Kobakhidze, it was Georgia’s commitment to dignity that helped the country avoid what he described as serious risks.

“Georgia was defending its dignity when extremely difficult demands were being made of us, and based on the protection of dignity we managed to avoid the gravest risks for our country”, he said.

He added that what had deteriorated due to what he described as unfair treatment could only be repaired through a fair approach.

“What was damaged by unfairness can only be fixed through a just approach”, Kobakhidze concluded.