I was a member of the Politburo for seven years, a foreign minister.

Corruption has its own motivations, and one has to thoroughly study that phenomenon and eliminate the foundations that allow corruption to exist.

I believe that with the help of foreign countries - and under that condition only, because they have no other source of financing - the new government may temporarily extricate Georgia from the current situation.

Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources.

As for myself, I was never against Russia.

You know, to address crowds and make promises does not require very much brains.

But we cannot rely on foreign help indefinitely.