PM highlights “protection of national interests” in policymaking
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said his Government “must continue to protect the national interests” and pursue objectives in service of the needs of “our people and country”. Photo: Government Administration
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said his Government “must continue to protect the national interests” and pursue objectives in service of the needs of “our people and country”.
At the weekly Government meeting, Garibashvili said “there would be no discussions about economic prosperity” had his team “taken other steps” amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in reference to criticisms by a part of the domestic opposition about Georgia not imposing economic sanctions on the Kremlin.
Once again I want to tell our public, to emphasise how important our policy is. Everything is related to the national security of our country. If we had taken other steps, we understand very well that there would be no discussions about economic prosperity at all”, the head of the Government said.
“I attended the Munich Security Conference. You see, the situation is very difficult - there is no way out, they don't know when the war in Ukraine will end. In general, there is no solution in this situation. So we must continue to protect the national interests of our country and pursue those interests that only our people and country need”, he told the meeting.
Werner Hoyer, the President of the European Investment Bank Group, on Monday said he was looking at an “effective cooperation” with the Georgian Government.
The ruling Georgian Dream party has managed to achieve the “only peaceful period” of 10 years, ensuring peace and stability amid the challenges Georgia has been facing, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Saturday at the panel discussion on Building Security in the South Caucasus, held within the framework of the Munich Security Conference.
First of all, thank you for organising this panel discussion. It is a very good initiative and historic meeting, as you mentioned, when three leaders of the South Caucasus get together. I think it is already a successful meeting and thank you for organising this discussion. When it comes to the war in Ukraine, of course, this is a big challenge for all of us. It was announced by Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia at a panel discussion held within the scope of the Munich Security Council today.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Helga Maria Schmid, the Secretary General of Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe on Saturday discussed Georgia’s role and involvement in maintaining peace and stability in the South Caucasus region and the country’s commitment to continue “active participation” in the process of ensuring sustainable and stable development of the region.
The existing strategic partnership between Georgia and the United States, the former’s progress on the path of European integration and the security situation in the Black Sea region were discussed on Monday in a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the American senators Jeanne Shaheen and Dick Durbin.