Foreign Political Leaders Congratulate Salome Zurabishvili

The French Foreign Ministry has released a statement announcing its readiness to cooperate with newly elected Salome Zurabishvili.

“France extends its most sincere congratulations to her [Zurabishvili] and wishes her every success in the performance of her duties,” read the statement. Underlining the “excellent relationship” between the two countries, it expresses the wish to further strengthen their relations by collaborating together.

Politicians also took to Twitter to express their congratulations. The President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite wrote, “Congratulations to President-elect of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili – best luck serving your country and its people!” whilst the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said, “ My congratulations to Salome Zurabishvili on her election as President of Georgia. I wish you, every success in ensuring Georgia’s democratic European development and consolidation of society. I’m convinced of the further deepening of strategic partnership between our two nations.”

Zurabishvili will be inaugurated as President of Georgia on 16 December 2018.

By Amy Jones

Photo source: Deutsche Welle