Saakashvili Meets British PM

President Saakashvili and British Prime Minister David Cameron at a meeting at Downing Street, November 11. Photo: Georgian President’s website

President Saakashvili met with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London on November 11.

After the meeting Saakashvili said that this week was “very important for us in terms of international support”; he said that after reaching “a really historic” WTO deal with Russia, a high-level NATO delegation was visiting Georgia.

“And now I met with our great friend, the British PM, who was the first to arrive in Georgia [in August, 2008], he was the opposition leader at the time; he played a very important role in preventing Russian tanks to roll into Tbilisi,” Saakashvili said.

“Now is the situation about which we could not even dream of three years ago… Everyone says, including here in London, that Georgia will definitely become NATO and EU member… We could not even dream of it three-four years ago,” he said.

“It will be very difficult for the force, which tries to swallow, blow up and derail [Georgia], to do that against the country, which de facto is a candidate of NATO and EU membership – in case of NATO it’s already de jure [candidate for membership] and in case of EU too we will reach that point,” Saakashvili said.

A TV grab showing President Saakashvili (right) chatting with MP Giorgi Targamadze (middle), leader of Christian-Democratic Movement (CDM) with Davit Gamkrelidze (left), leader of New Rights Party, seen sitting next to MP Targamadze at a meeting of party leaders from International Democrat Union (IDU) in London, November 11.

In London Saakashvili participates in a meeting of party leaders from International Democrat Union (IDU), an association of Conservative, Christian-Democrat and like-minded political parties. Georgia’s ruling National Movement party, led by President Saakashvili, is a member of IDU.

New Rights Party leader Davit Gamkrelidze and Christian-Democratic Movement (CDM) leader MP Giorgi Targamadze are also participating in the IDU meeting. New Rights Party is an associated member of IDU and CDM has become a member of the association during the current meeting in London.

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