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.

I believe politicians should always remain realistic.

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.

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

I think my resignation was the only way to avoid bloodshed.

But on second thought, after I decreed the state of emergency, I came to the conclusion that that was impossible to achieve without bloodshed because the street protesters were full of anger and nearly out of control. This is why I thought we needed to find another way out.

I think if someone else other than Reagan, someone less of a hardliner, had been in power then the breakthrough in ending the Cold War would not have happened.