Georgian society “consciously or intuitively” supports “European path” - President

The Georgian society supports the country’s European integration path “consciously or intuitively,” with the support “strengthening over the years,” Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said in her address dedicated to Independence Day of Georgia on Thursday.

Zourabichvili said “everyone” who would succeed contributing to the path of Georgia's accession to the European Union would have a “unique place” in the history of the country.

Today for the first time there is a real chance [concerning Georgia’s European prospects]. Neither the civil society - united around this goal - nor the souls of our ancestors, or future generations, would forgive us for missing this chance. Instead, those who will be able to succeed on this path will have a unique place in Georgian history,” the Georgian President said.

Zourabichvili noted the May 26 date represented the Georgian nation’s decision to “live in a free and independent country” and refusal to “be a part of another country, to be enslaved.”