Now, the entire world community recognizes Georgia. We are members of the United Nations and the Council of Europe. Everything is being prepared so that we will soon enter the European Union.

I believe politicians should always remain realistic.

But we cannot rely on foreign help indefinitely.

Even the pyramids might one day disappear, but not the Palestinians longing for their homeland.

I couldn't stand the idea of bloodshed, casualties.

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.

Prospects of normalizing our relations with Russia look good.