I don't want to go down in history as a man who allowed blood to be shed...

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

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.

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.

But the Americans have no extra money. They have their own problems. They can provide financial assistance for two, three, four, or six months at most.

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

I don't plan to return. I have a lot of unresolved things to do.