GEORGIAN OPPOSITION SUPPORT PRESIDENT TO REBUT RUSSIAN AGGRESSION

Trend News Agency
12.08.08 13:20
Azerbaijan

Georgia, Tbilisi, 12 August / Trend News corr. N.Kirtkhslia / Georgian
opposition supports President and ready to protect its motherland.

Recently, members of parliamentary opposition from the ‘Strong Georgia
-Christian- Democrats’ fraction has cleared their position on the
issue. "Nobody can oust President Mikhail Saakashvili and occupy the
country," Giorgi Tsagareishvili, a representative from fraction said.

Almost all the members from fraction held a news- conference.

On 11 August, Giorgi Tsagareishvili, Leader of the United Opposition,
stated that the Georgian President was elected by population and
nobody can oust him. "We are ready to stand near the President and
to protect our motherland from aggressors," Tsagareishvili said.

Other opposition parties New Rights, National Independent, as well
as public organizations and opposition NGOs supported the country in
such a difficult state.

"It is no time for internal disputes. Enemy interfered into our
country and we must drive away him," David Gamkrelidze said.

Accusing Russian aggressors, Labours called upon the both sides to
stop firing, but did not sugest their support to President.

No statement has been made by the United Communistic Party of
Georgia. According to experts, Russia attempts to change Georgian’s
policy towards the west values to its own side. For this purpose,
Russia attempts to have its protege in the person of former head of
State Security Ministry Igor Giorgadze.

Georgian experts consider that even in the full occupation state
the Georgian population is unlikely to accept such a leader and
Russian values. "A new generation brought up in free and democratic
conditions," experts said.