Our steady course is towards European integration. It is time Europe finally saw and valued Georgia and took steps towards us.

It is time we Georgians did not depend only on others, it is time we asked what Georgia will do for the world.

I promise not to become a source of shame for you.

Georgia today is a nation undergoing a profound transformation. It is a transformation that requires us to first acknowledge who we are - in order to be sure of what it is we want to build. It is a transformation that requires us to frankly assess our strengths and weaknesses, and to confront sometimes painful realities. And it is a transformation that is producing results.

Our place is in European civilization.

Georgia is not just a European country, but one of the most ancient European countries.