Georgian President: EU Must Use Its Resources to Establish Peace in the Region

The President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili, on behalf of the Georgian society, expressed her deepest condolences over the casualties caused by the conflict between the two neighboring countries, Armenia and Azerbaijan. 

After attending today's meeting of the National Security Council of Georgia, she addressed the presidents and authorities of the two countries and called for a speedy resumption of dialogue, de-escalation and a ceasefire.

"I would like to appeal to the presidents and authorities of our two friends and neighboring countries, Armenia and Azerbaijan, to resume dialogue as soon as possible. I would like to call for de-escalation and ceasefire," Zurabishvili stated at the briefing held after the session of the National Security Council.

She once again highlighted the Georgian side's readiness to host a meeting of the representatives of the parties involved in the conflict in Tbilisi if necessary, in order to facilitate the resolution of the situation.

"As the President of Georgia, and on behalf of the entire Georgian society, I would like to express my deepest condolences for the casualties left by the conflict between our neighboring countries. I would like to appeal to the presidents and authorities of our two friends and neighboring countries to resume dialogue as soon as possible. I would like to call for de-escalation and ceasefire. It is in the common interest for all three countries to restore stability, peace and the enormous economic role of this region in the world. This is our common achievement and we must take care of it together. I would also like to address the Minsk Group, which also has a special responsibility in this process and its co-chairs. I would like to reiterate that we are ready to make Tbilisi a place for holding any negotiations. We are ready for anything that will be desirable for the parties," she emphasized.

The president further noted that the EU must use its resources to establish peace and de-escalate the current situation.

"I would also like to address the European Union: we, all three countries in the region, are Eastern partners. If the neighborhood matters and I am sure it does, since our stability and peace is also in the interest of the EU, it must also use its resources to achieve peace and de-escalation of this situation. This is the common goal of all three countries and nothing is more precious to our citizens than peace and stability," Salome Zurabishvili said.

Today, a session of the National Security Council of Georgia was held in connection with another military confrontation and the current situation between the neighboring Republics of Azerbaijan and Armenia.

The session discussed the serious situation caused by the conflict, which, unfortunately, has already resulted in casualties, and the escalation of the situation will have a drastic negative impact on the security of the region.

In a special statement released after the sitting, the Georgian side reaffirms its readiness to facilitate the resolution of the situation in any way possible.

By Ana Dumbadze 

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