HD Mikheil Saakashvili President Georgia Addresses UN 09232008 Part 2 of 3

http://www.un.org/ga/63/generaldebate/pdf/georgia_en.pdf
MIKHEIL SAAKASHVILI, President of Georgia, said that sometimes the most extreme tests of the United Nations lofty ideals arose in small, even obscure places, such as his own country, which, with fewer than 5 million people, had last month been invaded by its neighbour. However, despite Georgias small size, the legal, moral, political and security implications raised by that invasion could not be larger in their consequence, as those issues lay at the very heart of the Organizations founding Charter.
He said the invasion of his country not only violated its internationally recognized borders, but the subsequent recognition of the so-called independence of its two regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia challenged its territorial integrity, while the ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of its people did violence to the very idea of human rights. Asserting that developments in Georgia presented the General Assembly with a general challenge, the Georgian leader asked if, in the face of such a challenge, the Assembly would stand up for its founding principles, or allow those principles to be crushed under what he called the treads of invading tanks.
He urged the Assembly to refuse to stand silent in the face of armed aggression and assault on human rights, and instead stand united and immediately adopt a non-recognition policy towards Georgias two breakaway provinces. The Assembly -- and Georgia -- had both a moral and legal obligation to protect international law and world order. All parties had to comply with the full terms of the existing ceasefire agreement and resolve to create a meaningful United Nations conflict resolution process that would peacefully reunify his country.
He told the Assembly that, while the crisis posed grave challenges for the international community, it created specific obligations on his country, to its own people, as well as to the international community. To that end, he reiterated his call for an exhaustive, independent investigation into the origins and causes of the war, urging investigators to have unimpeded access to all officials, documents and intelligence. Georgia welcomed such an investigation and the Government stood ready to share all evidence in its possession and provide access to all witnesses sought by investigators. He called on the other party to the conflict to similarly cooperate fully with such an investigation, and not obstruct it in any way.
Continuing, he said he believed Georgia had been attacked because it was a successful democracy in his part of the world, and as such, his Governments second initiative of openness involved making its democracy even more robust. To that end, he announced four categories of expanded democratic initiatives: strengthening the checks and balances of Georgias democratic institutions; provision of additional resources and protections to foster greater political pluralism; strengthening of the rule of law by introducing enhanced due process trials by jury and lifetime judicial appointments; and expanding and deepening the protection of private property.
He thanked the international communitys response to his countrys reconstruction needs, adding that reconstruction would also ensure that Europe continued to benefit from true energy security that came from diversification, and pledged: And everything we do will be done peacefully.

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[citizens2008]

This guy is our President and we have elected him. He speaks with out voice, the voice of people who are building a small, but democratic and free country, which will one day regain its territorial integrity!!!

[cyberfalcon2]

He's a great president. Speaking very clearly with an ability to connect to the 'ordinairy' people seldom seen.

Remarkable president, and an impressive leader

[cherkezia]

We are proud

[garybsg]

@citizens2008 He's very impressive. You should be proud of him. From California

[Kampusization]

citizens2008

U dont have permission to speak so GEORGIAN PPL dont like misha saakashvili

He are lier and murder

Georgian ppl dont respect him

Fuck u misha saakshvili and todays georgian goverment Fuck u alll motherfuckers F R O M GEORGIA !!!!

[ALAVERDI9]

Propaganda & demagogy has a base of hatred at its foundation. Hatred is corrupting emotion & I actively restrain myself from it.

I spend time to express my honest thoughts & love. I would never sacrifice my integrity for false ambitions. If you can not hear truth in my words then it is because you never experienced that much love to your country and you are incapable to address it with sympathy.

If love for your country Georgia is propaganda to you I wish you apply for another citizenship.

[ALAVERDI9]

No I do not think he is the second Aghmaneshebeli though rebuilding the country should be the number one objective for the next 20 presidents in Georgia for another 100 years.

But i expect nothing less but passionate love loyalty & hope From every GEORGIAN citizen.

I expect that every person in a tiny country has to be Hero of sort.

Average person should act as you think the president should act.

There is no better teaching then Power of example.

I try that my words& actions have integrity.

[ALAVERDI9]

You did not tell us who do you support or propose for the presidency?

Or for the government?

Or you one of those who thinks Georgia is one man show? :-)

PS. Saakashvili is not my idol, I am realistic.

to change the world you have to acknowledge limitations of the given tools & circumstances, Then you can mix & match to the best advantage of your goals.

You paint a picture with the paints you have!

You cant pretend new paints will appear magically, you have to mix & make use what you've got.

[VASOENGINEER]

You perfectly understand what I mean in 180 degees! I Hate saakashvili and its regime who is sitting on our neck and you think that idiot saakashvili is second david agmashenebeli! Thats what it means!

[ALAVERDI9]

When You say you think 180 Degrees differently does it mean that you do not Love Georgia Intensely, madly? is not she superior then You? Or your petty little life that will be over regardless of your believes, hopes or thoughts, is not it infinitely small compare to the life of Georgia?

If you love your country we cant be180 degrees different. I think all love for the motherland has the same DNA, if we differ it is teeny-tiny fraction of 0.000001%. This is why we vote to add up tiny fractions.

[VASOENGINEER]

Good luck in you idols but you'de better look for normal ones!

[ALAVERDI9]

Is it the same "most of Georgians" that Russians intend to put in behind the walls & high voltage wire fences?

Every person who hopes for better future in the face of peril, when your country suffers is a Mad Person because they hope despite obvious disadvantages.

But all my heroes of past were "mad with love for Georgia" & they never for one second had gave up hoping that She would exist forever.

Yes Saakashvili is mad to hope for Georgia.

I love my country intensely & I hope for her too.