President Zurabishvili on UN’s 75th anniversary: Georgia not ready to stand by damages caused by occupation
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has addressed the UNGA meeting online. Photo: president’s press office.
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Georgia President Salome Zurabishvili made an online address to the UN General Assembly meeting yesterday, dedicated to the UN’s 75th anniversary, where she said that ‘Georgia is not ready to simply stand by the damages caused by occupation to human lives and to human rights’.
Time has come for a fresh look, out of an intolerably frozen situation, at the opportunities that the new world paradigm opens, and be ready for testing new solutions. Peace and development being the only way forward,” Zurabishvili said.
The #FutureWeWant is based on peace, a viable planet, an inclusive and healthy society and educated citizens. #UNGA https://t.co/O0mABwor64
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) September 21, 2020
She stated that the “UN we need is one that will inspire our citizens, create trust and bring effective leadership”.
Zurabishvili said that ‘the future we want’ is based on four pillars: peace, a viable planet, an inclusive and healthy society and educated citizens, adding that the future of ‘our old but young organisation is in our hands’.
Great to see President @Zourabichvili_S addressing UNGA with a concise yet powerful and straight to the point statement on the occasion of UN 75 anniversary. Georgia and Ukraine have many things to defend at UN and work in New York shoulder to shoulder @GeorgiaUN pic.twitter.com/y4zBJ3lWB0
— Sergiy Kyslytsya (@SergiyKyslytsya) September 21, 2020
For such a future to take form, we need to respect our principles and treat the (UN) Charter and the Sustainable Development Agendas, not as words on paper, but as concrete goals that need political will and commitment,” she said.
The #UNweNeed
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) September 21, 2020
The #FutureWeWant. #UNGA pic.twitter.com/eDWuaQlSOS
Zurabishvili stated that the UN is at a crossroads: Global threats from terrorism to climate change and now the coronavirus pandemic.