Europe and America should judge Georgia's leadership on the basis of their actions, not just their words and promises. Otherwise Saakashvili will transform Georgia into a dictatorship.

I may not be a politician, but I will fight to the end of my life for what I believe in.

I have always lived according to my conscience, and my past is clean.

A difficult regional situation doesn't justify one man's determination to hold onto power. It's clear to me that democratization is a very complicated process.

Our policy is European and Euro-Atlantic integration. There is no substitute for NATO.

I won't go back on my decision. I'm not afraid of prison, but there are even worse dangers.

I would like to become the prime minister, do the job for two years, and then leave and devote myself to public work.