{"id":91585,"date":"2024-10-24T13:26:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T09:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiflisnews.ge\/?p=91585"},"modified":"2024-10-24T13:26:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T09:26:24","slug":"we-are-a-christian-nation-and-we-belong-in-europe-georgian-pm-tells-euronews-in-an-exclusive-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiflisnews.ge\/en\/we-are-a-christian-nation-and-we-belong-in-europe-georgian-pm-tells-euronews-in-an-exclusive-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"We are a Christian nation and we belong in Europe, Georgian PM tells Euronews in an exclusive interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cYou know that we are a Christian nation, and Europe was always associated with Christianity. It was defending it, protecting Christianity for Georgia,\u201d said\u00a0Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in an exclusive\u00a0interview<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0 Euronews.<\/p>\n

According to the PM,\u00a0Europe was always a kind of natural choice for Georgia and Georgians.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that is one of the, or the strongest reason, why we want to be a fully-fledged member of the European family. (Being in) Europe also means a higher level of prosperity, which means development for Georgians. So that\u2019s why we are very much committed to this foreign policy priority of Georgia,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Euronews writes that\u00a0Georgia will hold parliamentary elections on Sunday, marking a pivotal moment as the country\u2019s first under a fully proportional system.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe stakes are high, and the outcome could potentially shape the nation\u2019s future integration within the EU and its movement away from Russian influence.<\/p>\n

As the election date approaches, the political landscape in Georgia has become increasingly polarized, with opinion polls continuing to present unreliable and contradictory forecasts.<\/p>\n

While the ruling Georgian Dream party is framing the vote as a choice between \u2018peace and war\u2019, opposition parties see the election as a battle between the democratic West and authoritarian Russia,\u201d Euronews says.<\/p>\n

Responding to the question on the controversy about Russia\u2019s involvement in the political process in Georgia like Moldova, Irakli Kobakhidze said: \u201cI can say that Russia is not influential in Georgia. There are no political parties where they would enjoy their influence. There is no influence from media channels with their influence. So that\u2019s why the Russian side cannot influence the elections in Georgia, essentially.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cYou know that we are a Christian nation, and Europe was always associated with Christianity. It was defending it, protecting Christianity for Georgia,\u201d said\u00a0Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in an exclusive\u00a0interview\u00a0with\u00a0 Euronews. 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