Georgian PM Garibashvili addresses opposition

New Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, who was confirmed prime minister yesterday, said in his recent video address that amid the important challenges Georgia is facing nowadays, including the pandemic, ‘we must all unite’ regardless the political beliefs and views.

"Today, now that the law has been enforced and the state has taken its due place, I would like to call on all political forces who hold the country dear to open a real and earnest dialogue and to talk not about what divides us, but about what must unite us," Garibashvili said.

He noted as well that ‘against the backdrop of the challenges facing the country, it is time for dialogue, not confrontation,’ Agenda.ge reported. 

Calling on ‘all reasonable opposition forces’ to enter parliament, Garibashvili said they would ‘use the country’s legislature as the main platform for discussion’. 

"We are ready for real dialogue at any time and in any format. Together, we must ensure the consolidation of our statehood and independence, the further strengthening of the democratic system, the overcoming of social and economic problems, and Georgia’s integration into the European Union and NATO," the new PM has concluded.