{"id":16375,"date":"2021-03-24T20:37:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T16:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geworld.ge\/en\/?p=16375"},"modified":"2021-03-24T20:37:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T16:37:16","slug":"soso-tsintsadze-thanks-to-the-feeble-government-georgia-is-gradually-being-left-without-an-ally-we-do-not-have-a-strategic-ally-who-will-fight-for-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geworld.ge\/en\/soso-tsintsadze-thanks-to-the-feeble-government-georgia-is-gradually-being-left-without-an-ally-we-do-not-have-a-strategic-ally-who-will-fight-for-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Soso Tsintsadze: Thanks to the feeble government, Georgia is gradually being left without an ally. We do not have a strategic ally who will fight for us\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

While \u00a0the representatives of the government of our country are discussing \u00a0the issue of entry or non-entry of the opposition in the parliament and the legitimacy of the elections with\u00a0 the so-called facilitators, Russia has recalled its \u00a0ambassador from the United States, Armenia will receive Russian natural gas and oil products via Azerbaijan, Turkey opens railway corridor with Russia via Armenia, China holds talks with Central Asian states on opening military bases\u2026 Political expert\u00a0 Soso Tsintsadze discusses with us \u00a0the ongoing processes in the Transcaucasia, lack of attention \u00a0to these processes in the country and the indifference of the Georgian television space to the geopolitical situation<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

_ The Georgian government does not understand what is happening in our neighborhood. Transcaucasia is busy solving important problems while our government, law enforcement agencies and TV companies are discussing \u00a0Gogi Tsulaia\u2019s<\/strong> sexual needs. I hope to God, Georgia will not \u00a0have to talk and think about more than Tsulaia\u2019s affairs, but this is not the case. Two days ago, the World Happiness\u00a0 Report \u00a0was published, in which Georgia ranks somewhere at the bottom, among the unhappy countries, along with the African states. Happiness does not mean the death of a loved one, fire, earthquake. The Gallup Institute studies \u00a0the general condition of nations and it was found out \u00a0that only ten percent are unhappy in Finland and only ten percent are happy in Georgia. The initiators of the study also name the reason for happiness – people in Finland are happy because they trust the government and it makes them happy. Georgians, on the contrary, are unhappy because of the government.<\/p>\n

Very big geopolitical shifts are ongoing in the Transcaucasia. To put it bluntly, \u00a0big countries are redistributing\u00a0 small countries among each other. Politicians say \u2013 \u201cNever say never!\u201d We see how Russia and Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey contact with each other,\u00a0 \u00a0which until now seemed unbelievable, but Georgia does not collaborate with anyone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the feeble government, Georgia is gradually being left without an ally. We do not have a strategic ally who will fight for us.<\/p>\n

_ Mamuka Khazaradze, the leader of the party \u201cLelo\u201d sends a letter to the Americans and asks for help. Is America the country we should hope for and which will fight for us or solve domestic policy problems for us<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

_ No, America will not fight for us, nor will it interfere in the domestic affairs of our country if its interests are not pursued.<\/p>\n

We saw that America did not do anything good for us in the 2008 war. The Americans sent a ship to help their beloved and favorite president, Saakashvili<\/strong> to demonstrate force and nothing else. Such demonstrations of force took place in the 19th<\/sup> century, when Russia threatened Turkey and Britain sent ships \u00a0ostensibly to intimidate Russia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

They say that Georgia\u2019s geopolitical situation is challenging today, it is distressing \u00a0to watch the ignorance of our government,\u00a0 we are almost \u00a0comatosed, but sometimes even a dead can bestir.<\/p>\n

_ The government is obliged to make smart decisions, we have no allies. Often, when we Georgians were undergoing ordeals, we remained alone, as it is now. May be our domestic problems have nothing to do with global politics, but I must say – what did the Europeans do when they arrived \u00a0to reconcile the government and the opposition ?!<\/strong><\/p>\n

_ After Donald Trump<\/strong> left the post of the US President, both Europe and America found themselves at a crossroads. Joe Biden<\/strong> has decided to return to the old, liberal principles that have confused the world. What Trump has turned a blind eye to, Biden attaches great importance and calls \u00a0the killers the leaders of the world\u2019s largest and leading countries. Biden will \u00a0follow this path, but Europe is not violating its \u00a0principles and is following a path that is in its \u00a0interests, and its \u00a0interests include good relations with Russia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

_ If Georgian diplomacy were up to the challenge, if we had the knowledge, our country would be in a much better situation. If Georgia had been a mediator between Azerbaijan and Armenia, we would only have won; we would not have lost in any case.<\/p>\n

I talk about diplomacy constantly, but diplomacy does not need to analyze the ongoing processes in the neighborhood and advance the role of our country, it needs patriotism. You just have to love your country \u00a0and understand what you have to do.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the members of our government have neither diplomatic knowledge nor love for the homeland<\/strong>. When there are really serious shifts around you in your neighborhood, both the wolves should be\u00a0 full and the sheep be\u00a0 whole. Such a policy was constantly pursued by Shevardnadze<\/strong>, who arrived in Moscow and said the first toast on the birthday of the Russian president, but the next day, returning to Tbilisi, said that soon NATO will knock on the door. He used to play \u00a0putting the eggs in all baskets at once.<\/p>\n

We lack patriotism. When the question arises – money or patriotism, we, unfortunately, prefer money. Georgia no longer has patriots like Zviad Gamsakhurdia or Tsotne Dadiani\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

A young woman died from the vaccine\u00a0 \u00a0and the health minister said: we have a task and the vaccination should continue. Our Minister of Health and, in general, the ministers are performing the \u00a0tasks that were not given by \u00a0the Prime Minister of the country. However, we know very well that the head of the government, the Prime Minister should\u00a0 give \u00a0the task to a minister. \u00a0Do you see what\u2019s going on here?!<\/p>\n

_ A lot of things are happening around Georgia, but not a minute is devoted to this news on TV. As you mentioned at the beginning of the interview, only Gogi Tsulaia\u2019s sexual needs and like issues are discussed – what is the problem with Georgian TV channels and journalists working there?<\/strong><\/p>\n

_ This is the problem with not only with TV but with all spheres and with \u00a0the government in this case, – there is an extreme manifestation of provincialism in Georgia. The civil war in Georgia leveled \u00a0all areas, including television. The hatred that was sown then continues to this day.<\/p>\n

To tell you the truth, even if they call me to a TV, I will not go, because I am not shill, I am neither a \u201cNatsi\u201d nor a \u201cKotsi\u201d, so I cannot say anything interesting for them. I know for sure that if now I make a some so-called scandalous statement in an interview with your newspaper, I will be the center of attention, but that is not my goal, the scandal does not appeal to me, \u00a0but if the debate is held at a high level, on big politics, then I will definitely involve. Unfortunately, there are no such shows in our TV space.<\/p>\n

I often watch Russian TV channels, I subscribe to the Russian press, where you can read very interesting information. However,\u00a0 you cannot read anything interesting in our press nor you \u00a0can hear or watch on TV, and I dare to say that Georgian journalists are bought and sold, we do not have high-qualified\u00a0 TV journalists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s refer again to \u00a0the Happiness Index that was recently published. Our nation has not been so \u201cunhappy\u201d even after the Great Patriotic War, at that time our happiness index \u00a0was much higher. I remember the statements \u00a0of our great scientists, what attitude they had and what great hope they had for the future\u2026<\/p>\n

_ What shall we do? How to overcome this deadlock?<\/strong><\/p>\n

_ I will tell you directly: I have high hopes that Russia and Turkey, despite of the current so-called cozy relationship, will never reach an agreement. We are lucky because Russia will never let Turkey into the Black Sea and will never give up on Batumi. Armenians and Azerbaijanis will not \u00a0reconcile either. This \u00a0is temporary, \u00a0this \u00a0is\u00a0 necessary for today. \u00a0In the days of the August 2008 war, Turkish ruler Erdogan arrived in Russia, we know what he wanted, but we also saw that Russia did not give us up.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Georgia has a great chance to lose territories, this process has been postponed due to the ongoing changes in the Transcaucasia. \u00a0Georgia could not even \u00a0turn the Azerbaijanis of Marneuli and the Armenians of Akhaltsikhe into Georgians; we could not teach them Georgian language. This is a problem and so far Russia is protecting us. I do not think that the President of Azerbaijan Aliyev will handle the problem of Davitgareji so silently. He is silent at times because it is so necessary. We will have to fight \u00a0and I do not hope we will something demonstrate.<\/p>\n

Georgia is vulnerable, we have no military ally. We do not have diplomats, otherwise we could have solved the problem of our closest neighbors without the intervention of foreign countries – both Azerbaijan and Armenia are upset with Georgia, and it is only for the reason that \u00a0we do only what a foreign country dictates to us, and they have not advised our government to intervene.<\/p>\n

You want to hear some kind of optimism from me, but I cannot say anything like that. I do not see a solution. The Lord will protect us! We Georgians are lucky and our country will be saved independently of us, if we do not get involved in great ignorance and sins.<\/p>\n

Interviewed by Eka Naskidashvili <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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