"When they expose you and call you a 'Natsi' and a 'spy,' you must endure it. Gakharia couldn’t tolerate it and responded – he initiated a violent confrontation, which was not left unanswered," said the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, regarding the altercation that occurred at the Sheraton hotel in Batumi.

Kobakhidze stated that when you are called a "spy" or a "Natsi," you have a duty to endure.

"People often talk about the duty to endure in relation to politicians. I don't know how this applies to politicians, I have my own views on this, but when you are called a 'Natsi' and a 'spy,' you definitely have an obligation to endure. When they expose you and tell you that you are a 'Natsi,' you are a 'spy,' you must endure it. Gakharia couldn’t tolerate it and responded. He initiated a violent confrontation, which, of course, was not left unanswered. It is a natural, sad incident, but, naturally, it is understandable that there was a reaction to this. When you are a 'spy' and when you are a 'Natsi,' you have a duty to endure," Kobakhidze stated.