Georgia will prioritize national interests : Mikhail Kovalashvili, President, Georgia

Georgia’s president-elect Mikhail Kovelashvili

Tbilisi, Georgia – Georgia wants to join the European Union. The citizens of the country feel so. However, it is also necessary to prioritise national interests, said the newly elected President of Georgia, Mikhail Kovelashvili. The Georgian Dream Party, which came to power, had postponed the decision to join the European Union until 2028. Kovelashvili made this statement against that backdrop. The newly elected President criticized the double standard of the European Union. ‘In some cases, the European Union despises us and often treats us unfairly. We want to draw the attention of the organisation to this principle in order to improve relations between the European Union and Georgia.’