“Georgia does not need Russia as an enemy.”

— Mikheil Saakashvili

Source: As quoted in "EU integration a key aim of Saakashvili" https://www.irishtimes.com/news/eu-integration-a-key-aim-of-saakashvili-1.1131478 (26 January 2004), Irish Times

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