საინფორმაციო სააგენტო ინტერპრესნიუსი

"I expect to be arrested. There's a 99% chance I will be."

In these extremely difficult times full of challenges, your support in defending true values, your dedication and steadfastness will be of great importance to the entire world, – this is stated in a letter from the Patriarch of Georgia, Ilia II.

May 18 marks the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day. This year, the world commemorates this day for the 42nd time, and Georgia for the 29th time, calling on the public to:

"The regime has no moral right whatsoever to speak about protecting anything or anyone, when in reality, every day they remain in power brings more insecurity, more poverty, and more robbery of the people," — said Paata Manjgaladze, one of the leaders of "Strategy Aghmashenebeli."

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result of operational activities and investigative actions, employees of the Rustavi City Division of the Kvemo Kartli Police Department arrested T.L., born in 1992, who has a prior conviction and is currently under probation, on charges of illegal acquisition, possession, and attempted sale of a particularly large quantity of narcotic substances.

We are standing on a path that is not momentary, artificial, or imposed on us, but eternal - this is a reminder to everyone that the Georgian people will always stand for their own values, which are truly Georgian, European and Christian, - the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, told journalists at the procession dedicated to the Day of the Sanctity of the Family and Respect for Parents.

It is very important that our government has taken very good and effective, courageous steps towards protecting traditional values. I mean the law against the propaganda of sodomy adopted last year, as well as the removal of the concept of gender identity from the laws, - the Patriarchal locum tenens, Metropolitan of Senaki and Chkhorotsku, Reverend Shio (Mujiri) stated during a sermon in the Kashveti Church on the occasion of the Day of the Sanctity of the Family.

We must address the people who did not join the procession because of their views, we must address them with love and we must wish that in the future, tomorrow, they will share the values ​​around which today's unity has gathered, - Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated after the end of the procession dedicated to the Day of the Sanctity of the Family in the Holy Trinity Cathedral, where he addressed the gathered public.

Vladimir Putin has signed a decree simplifying the process of obtaining Russian citizenship for the population of occupied Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region, Russian media reports, referring to the document posted on the website of legal acts.

We must take care of our traditional values, and this is what today's celebration and today's event are dedicated to, - Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told journalists at the procession dedicated to the Day of Family Sanctity and Respect for Parents.