The News in Brief
Wednesday, August 18
Prepared by the Messenger Staff
Irakli Gharibashvili: Georgia has the potential to become the Luxembourg of the East
"I know that last year was quite difficult for Batumi and the people of Batumi, because we know that this city is not only a cultural, economic, and tourist center. Of course, this city also had a hard time last year, because there was a pandemic. I would like to tell a few words to our population in Batumi. This year we have practically managed to take care of all the citizens and control the situation on the one hand, but on the other hand, the only solution is vaccination. In this regard, we have an absolutely secure situation, which means that we have available all the vaccines that are considered the best in the world.
Therefore, friends, we want, on the one hand, economic development and prosperity of our citizens, and on the other hand - the end of the pandemic. We will end the pandemic if we expand vaccination as much as possible and all citizens will be vaccinated, of course, voluntarily. Therefore, this is an extremely important issue that we should all consider together,
Gonio should become the new financial center. Georgia has the potential to become the Luxembourg of the East. This is an ambitious plan and vision that we must all implement together. For this we need a stable environment. We need a predictable environment that is extremely important to everyone, to each of our citizens, to investors, to tourists, and to all the citizens living on this land. I believe that together we will definitely win and we will continue to advance and develop our country, stated the PM.
Gakharia: I have no discomfort if anyone is watching me, I am absolutely free
"I have no discomfort if anyone is watching me, I am absolutely free," Giorgi Gakharia, chairman of the For Georgia party, told reporters. Thus he responded to the statement made by Kakhaber Kemoklidze, who said that there was "special mobilization of law enforcement agencies
I do not have any discomfort if someone is watching me. I am absolutely free. It is just unfortunate that state resources are wasted on this. I know people who give such assignments and people who receive such assignments. This creates inconvenience for them. The main challenge is that state resources are wasted, when the country has a lot of challenges - pandemics, fighting against crime, etc.
I am not embarrassed. I have always had the opportunity to admit if something was wrong. There were similar cases and we tried to react. However, the difference is that it has now become systemic, stated Gakharia.
Elene Khoshtaria: We are offering a very important, historic decision a coalition government
I welcome the decision of the United National Movement to show us an example - I do not want everything for me, we want changes and there is a place for absolutely all parties in these changes.
We have to go to the referendum in October and say that we do not want to continue like this. To have a choice not between bad and worse, but between bad and better in this referendum, we offer a very important, historic decision a coalition government. Our majoritarians are the first most obvious sign of this coalition government. Once again, I applaud the decision of the United National Movement - the largest opposition party who set an example not hypothetically when we come to power, but today - I do not want everything for me, we want changes and there is a place for absolutely all parties in these changes. We are united in this fight, on the other hand and we offer diversity, on the other hand, said Droas leader Elene Khoshtaria.
Irakli Gharibashvili: Georgia has the potential to become the Luxembourg of the East
"I know that last year was quite difficult for Batumi and the people of Batumi, because we know that this city is not only a cultural, economic, and tourist center. Of course, this city also had a hard time last year, because there was a pandemic. I would like to tell a few words to our population in Batumi. This year we have practically managed to take care of all the citizens and control the situation on the one hand, but on the other hand, the only solution is vaccination. In this regard, we have an absolutely secure situation, which means that we have available all the vaccines that are considered the best in the world.
Therefore, friends, we want, on the one hand, economic development and prosperity of our citizens, and on the other hand - the end of the pandemic. We will end the pandemic if we expand vaccination as much as possible and all citizens will be vaccinated, of course, voluntarily. Therefore, this is an extremely important issue that we should all consider together,
Gonio should become the new financial center. Georgia has the potential to become the Luxembourg of the East. This is an ambitious plan and vision that we must all implement together. For this we need a stable environment. We need a predictable environment that is extremely important to everyone, to each of our citizens, to investors, to tourists, and to all the citizens living on this land. I believe that together we will definitely win and we will continue to advance and develop our country, stated the PM.
Gakharia: I have no discomfort if anyone is watching me, I am absolutely free
"I have no discomfort if anyone is watching me, I am absolutely free," Giorgi Gakharia, chairman of the For Georgia party, told reporters. Thus he responded to the statement made by Kakhaber Kemoklidze, who said that there was "special mobilization of law enforcement agencies
I do not have any discomfort if someone is watching me. I am absolutely free. It is just unfortunate that state resources are wasted on this. I know people who give such assignments and people who receive such assignments. This creates inconvenience for them. The main challenge is that state resources are wasted, when the country has a lot of challenges - pandemics, fighting against crime, etc.
I am not embarrassed. I have always had the opportunity to admit if something was wrong. There were similar cases and we tried to react. However, the difference is that it has now become systemic, stated Gakharia.
Elene Khoshtaria: We are offering a very important, historic decision a coalition government
I welcome the decision of the United National Movement to show us an example - I do not want everything for me, we want changes and there is a place for absolutely all parties in these changes.
We have to go to the referendum in October and say that we do not want to continue like this. To have a choice not between bad and worse, but between bad and better in this referendum, we offer a very important, historic decision a coalition government. Our majoritarians are the first most obvious sign of this coalition government. Once again, I applaud the decision of the United National Movement - the largest opposition party who set an example not hypothetically when we come to power, but today - I do not want everything for me, we want changes and there is a place for absolutely all parties in these changes. We are united in this fight, on the other hand and we offer diversity, on the other hand, said Droas leader Elene Khoshtaria.