Irakli Gharibashvili: People need peace, stability and prosperity, and we cannot achieve it by war - I think time will show us where we are now, where the world, the region and Europe will be after Ukraine

We have our own challenges, but what we have managed to achieve in the last decade is the only peaceful period – this 10-year period – when we have been in power and ensured peace and stability, Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili stated at a panel discussion held within the Munich Security Conference.

According to the head of the Government, people need prosperity, stability, peace, and this cannot be achieved through war.

"I think, what experts have been saying to us is that in 2-3 months we will have a clear picture of where we are. So, you know about Georgia, It is partially occupied, as 20% of our territory is occupied by Russia. We experienced this war in 2008. We had an indirect – let’s say so – war in the beginning of 90’s, when separatists from Abkhazia and South Ossetia were backed by the Russians. So, we had a good experience. So, therefore, it is hard to say what will happen. I think time will show us where we are now, where the world, the region and Europe will be after Ukraine. I wish to repeat what I said in my opening remarks: there is no alternative to the peaceful negotiations and talks„ because we have witnessed that the nuclear war rhetoric has come back, which is catastrophic for the entire world, not only for Ukraine and Europe, but for the entire world and entire planet, right? So, therefore, we must expect that the United States, China, Russia, and the European Union will sit down and talk about the future of this planet. Because, once again, war is not a solution. Georgia is a small country, with only 4 million people. Again, we have our own challenges, but what we have managed to achieve in the last decade is the only peaceful period – this 10-year period – when we have been in power and ensured peace and stability. This is what people need! We need peace, stability and prosperity! So, by war we cannot achieve prosperity, we cannot achieve stability” concluded Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia," Gharibashvili stated