First and foremost - our vision for a united and peaceful Georgia is based on respect for the desire - and respect for the right - to South Ossetian autonomy.

The more insecure you are, the more prone you are to create crises.

Understandably, no peace can sustained when people continue to suffer from hunger, lack of jobs, lack of basic public services - and most of all - lack of opportunity or hope.

We must create the Georgia that our ancestors dreamed of, the Georgia that we dream of.

Georgia is not just a European country, but one of the most ancient European countries.

With the most powerful binoculars, I cannot see Alaska.

First and foremost - our vision for a united and peaceful Georgia is based on respect for the desire - and respect for the right - to South Ossetian autonomy.