Georgia, Tbilisi, May 24 / Trend N.Kirtskhalia /
The contemporary history of Georgia of which one of the founders is former prime minister Vano Merabishvili is really being judged today, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said in a special appeal to the nation on Wednesday.
"We are judging those successful actions that have been fulfilled since the Rose Revolution for the establishment of a modern and strong state. Merabishvili together with a group of people who are threatened by the courts are the authors of the reforms for establishment of a successful state," he said.
The President noted that in the regions, Merabishvili is known as a person who ensured peace and order in the country.
"All the countries in the region are willing to learn from this experience and we are judging this man," he said.
Saakashvili stressed that an investigation that started on political grounds has become deadlocked.
"This is not a legal issue, but a purely politically motivated trial both against Merabishvili and Zurab Tchiaberashvili," he said.
Saakashvili said that recently in Georgia the need to change the foreign policy vector is becoming increasingly under discussion.
"This is very dangerous for us, as Europe and the United States begin to listen carefully to these statements as evidenced by the reaction of Brussels and Washington," he said.
The president once again appealed to the prime minister and asked him not to follow the path of the political juncture and to find common ground on all pressing issues of Georgia.
"I do not believe that you are playing a game like some countries. You are solving many problems alone and I ask you not to destroy the state which was built up so hard and to leave aside all grievances," he said.
Saakashvili called on everyone to unite around the interests of Georgia and continue to strengthen the already constructed state. He called on the people to unite.