President Zurabishvili: We must win battle with pandemic together
Zurabishvili stressed the importance of the Georgian Orthodox Church in the fight against coronavirus and noted that ‘we will all be responsible for tomorrow's outcome.’ Photo: Administration of the President of Georgia.
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Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili on the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Didgori where the kingdom of Georgia won over the Great Seljuq Empire stated that today Georgia has a battle with the pandemic, noting that ‘the only key to victory has been and is in our unity.’
President Zurabishvili said that King David the builder who won the Didgori battle planted the seed of tolerance ‘as the foundation of the strength of the Georgian state and the achievement of its civilisation,’ underscoring that today Georgia must create a guarantee ‘for the development of a free and safe society for all.’
Salome Zurabishvili said that the coronavirus pandemic is ‘today’s Didgori’ which threatens the Georgian population, noting that it has already killed thousands of Georgian citizens.
We are in a real battle, and in this battle, as we were 900 years ago, we must be prudent, courageous, and bound together,” Zurabishvili stated.
Zurabishvili praised the medical workers’ dedication in the ‘battle against the pandemic’ and stated that ‘these people are our [Georgia’s] modern Didgori heroes.’
She also stressed the importance of the Georgian Orthodox Church in the fight against coronavirus and noted that ‘we will all be responsible for tomorrow's outcome.’
We must all win this battle together, representatives of the medical field, government agencies and leaders, the community and the Church,” Zurabishvili said.
The global threats were part of President Zurabishvili’s speech as well earlier today who recalled the challenges of Georgia’s ‘neighbouring and friendly’ countries such as Greece, Italy and Turkey where massive fires claimed the lives of dozens of people.
We express our solidarity and support to them...We should take the example of our neighbours as a warning sign. It is necessary for our country to be ready to face possible challenges,” stated Salome Zurabishvili.
President Zurabishvili concluded her speech by underscoring that ‘the main peaceful battle for the unification and development of our country is still ahead of us,’ Zurabishvili said.
Georgian President Zurabishvili announced several days ago that she will not participate in large-scale events due to the surge of coronavirus cases in the country.