“Salome Zurabishvili gave a good elucidation to all these facts giving exact names to them, including Russian aggression of 2008 and Russian occupation, as well as the gravest crime committed by National Movement in 2008”, - the Speaker commented to media.

The Speaker attended the presentation of the electoral headquarter of S. Zurabishvili, According to him, her call on to the opponents about European type campaign was important. “I would like eto congratulate Mme. Zurabishvili with opening of the headquarter. Her speech was excellent about her visions. It was also important her call on about the context of her campaign. She called on her opponents to hold the European type campaign. As you see, the National Movement tries to distort the context speaking not about the future and its vision but undertaking the black PR. Europe and America are far from the National Movement as it is outlined in the electoral campaign. As to attitude of S. Zurabishvili to these August war 2008 and Russia in general, she has effectively elucidated everything giving the exact names to every fact, including Russian aggression in 2008, Russian occupation and the gravest crime committed by National Movement in 2008 – it is the crime Committed by Mikheil Saakashvili, Grigol Vashadze who was the Russian citizen and the Foreign Minister and he has contributed a lot in committing the crime resulting in breakoff of 20% of our territories. We shall remind this crime to the National Movement”.

The emphasis shall be made on the future: “We shall make the emphasis on the future and the future vision. We have left the National Movement in the past in 2012 and enhanced it since in 2016 and I can assure you that the National Movement will be defeated in these elections as it is the party deserving it”.

In response to the meaning of “crime”, he elucidated that without adventurous actions of National Movement, the Kremlin would fail in realization of its scenario. “It was the gravest crime. The adventurous actions of National Movement meant the betrayal as the scenario of the Kremlin would never be fulfilled in Georgia without it. It is the gravest crime claiming lives of many people – Georgian soldiers and civilians, as well as resulting in loss of our territories and territorial integrity. 20% of our territories are occupied, we have thousands of IDPs and even under this background, the National Movement and its leaders – Vashadze, Gvaramia and others dare to speak about war 2008. They are criminals with the gravest crime against the country and the people”.

He spoke about the statement by S. Zurabishvili noting that they have the elucidations. The position shall be uniform and this position is simple – Russian Federation is the aggressor and it started the war in 2008. “The statement was made allowing interpretations, thus we held the consultations with Mme. Zurabishvili to hear her elucidations about her statement. Once again, it is important to have the uniform position and it is simple – Russian Federation is the aggressor and it started the war in 2008, though it would not be possible without culpable and traitorous actions by Mikheil Saakashvili. It is crystal clear for the society and one of the reasons why the society never voted for him in 2012 and then put the National Movement to the political grave in 2016 – it was their crime committed in 2008 against the country and the society and this crime will not be forgiven in 2018 as well. National Movement will encounter acute defeat with their candidate – Grigol Vashadze as I promise to the society”.