The Georgia that is standing in front of me today is a free Georgia. No-one came here tonight because they were told: “otherwise you will lose your job.” Not a single student came because they were told: “otherwise you will not get a scholarship,” – Georgia’s president, Salome Zurabishvili, said during a speech at the ongoing rally on Freedom Square.
Today’s action is attended by Georgians who are entering Europe in a “peaceful, dignified and Georgian way,” she said, taking a jab at the ruling Georgian Dream’s campaign slogan.
“I want to greet you with great love and emotion. Today is one of those days in the history of Georgia, which will be memorable for our children and grandchildren. My grandson was born today – Gabriel. I take it as a sign that a new future and a new Georgia is coming. The Georgia standing in front of me today is a free Georgia.”
“Nothing is more precious than freedom. There is nothing more precious than freedom and peace. Today here are Georgians who are entering Europe peacefully, with dignity and in a Georgian way. Today, here is the Georgia of tomorrow and yesterday. When I say yesterday, not the one that was sunk in the Soviet clutches, but the free Georgia of our ancestors and honorable history. That Georgia and this Georgia are one, and both will enter Europe together,” she said.
The ‘Georgia chooses the European Union’ rally is taking place in Freedom Square.
The main focus of the rally is to show the citizens’ support towards the country’s European aspirations.
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