Maka Bochorishvili, with her statement yesterday, once again killed Anaklia and confirmed that this regime is carrying out a Russian directive. A person who calls themselves the Minister of Foreign Affairs but deliberately undermines Georgia’s greatest geopolitical asset at an international strategic forum is without a homeland," said Grigol Gegelia, one of the leaders of "Strong Georgia."

According to Gegelia, Bochorishvili’s statement was not a slip of the tongue but an act of "deliberate sabotage."

"Maka Bochorishvili, with her statement yesterday, once again killed Anaklia and confirmed that this regime is carrying out a Russian directive. By stating that Georgia’s largest strategic project, the Anaklia Deep-Sea Port, is not related to politics, she undermined Georgia’s role and national interests. In reality, the Anaklia Port is a fundamental pillar of Georgia’s military, economic, and political development. This project would have brought billions in investment and revenue, creating tens of thousands of jobs. In this context, it is also relevant that trade between China and the European Union alone exceeds 700 billion dollars. Anaklia would have provided tens of thousands of jobs, guaranteed security, and ensured true peace.

Anaklia should undoubtedly be Georgia’s gateway, positioning our country on the global map and connecting the East and West. It would have made Georgia a leading power in the region, just as the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline did in the 1990s. This is the vision that Bochorishvili and the illegitimate regime are deliberately destroying. It is a geopolitical, political, and economic project of such magnitude that Bochorishvili dares to claim it is not geopolitically relevant.

Bochorishvili’s statement is not just an accidental remark but an act of deliberate sabotage that once again exposes the anti-national policy pursued for years by the "Georgian Dream" government against Georgia’s main geopolitical project. This is especially significant now, as the U.S. Congress is discussing China’s growing influence in strategic ports. A person who calls themselves the Minister of Foreign Affairs but, instead of leveraging Georgia’s greatest geopolitical advantage for the country’s benefit, deliberately downplays it at an international strategic forum is without a homeland. This, of course, is a severe blow to our national interests.

Instead of facilitating the completion of the Anaklia Deep-Sea Port, which would have created tens of thousands of jobs and significantly increased Georgia’s geopolitical importance, this government has done everything to sink the project—including politically motivated charges against Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze. The illegitimate government still claims it wants to complete the port project, but this is a blatant lie. The fact that six years later, they have failed to find an investor and have not even built the road leading to the port proves this. Worse still, the 2025 budget does not allocate funds for constructing this road.

This is yet another clear confirmation that the Russia-controlled illegitimate regime never intended and still does not intend to build the strategically critical port project for Georgia’s national interests—because this project does not align with Russia’s political, geopolitical, and economic interests.

We, as free citizens, must do everything to bring an end to this illegitimate and malicious regime as soon as possible and establish a national government that will ensure the realization of all national projects, including the completion of the Anaklia Deep-Sea Port. Georgia’s geopolitical and foreign policy choice must prevail," Gegelia stated.

For reference, Georgia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maka Bochorishvili, spoke about infrastructure and connectivity projects, including the Anaklia Port, at a panel discussion titled "Vision from the Caucasus" in India.

"We have two important ports in Georgia—Poti and Batumi. Both are operational, but they are not sufficient for large ships. They are not enough to fully utilize our resources, which is why the Anaklia project was initiated. I would not associate it with geopolitics; rather, it is more related to economic cooperation," Bochorishvili stated, as reported by Georgia’s Public Broadcaster.