{"id":106859,"date":"2025-03-08T20:40:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T16:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiflisnews.ge\/?p=106859"},"modified":"2025-03-08T19:41:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T15:41:38","slug":"pm-georgia-should-focus-on-defending-national-interests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiflisnews.ge\/en\/pm-georgia-should-focus-on-defending-national-interests\/","title":{"rendered":"PM: Georgia should focus on defending national interests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe are following the development of events both in the US and European Union,\u201d\u00a0Prime Minister Itakli Kobakhidze told Georgian reporters in Turkmenistan.<\/p>\n<p>According to the PM,\u00a0the new US administration demonstrates different approaches, however, the European Union is not changing its stance, including regarding the war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should follow the development of events. Amid these developments, we should be concentrated on defending our national interests. This is the main priority and goal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze pays an official visit to Turkmenistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe are following the development of events both in the US and European Union,\u201d\u00a0Prime Minister Itakli Kobakhidze told Georgian reporters in Turkmenistan. According to the PM,\u00a0the new US administration demonstrates different approaches, however, the European Union is not changing its stance, including regarding the war. \u201cWe should follow the development of events. 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