Tusk, ex-Pres. of European Council reads Saakashvili’s letter at EPP’s congress

Tusk, ex-Pres. of European Council reads Saakashvili’s letter at EPP’s congress

Donald Tusk, Polish politician who previously served as the President of the European Council, read a letter  by former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili at the European People's Party (EPP) congress in Rotterdam on May 31. 

 

"I have dedicated my entire life to the fight against the evil that Putin and Ivanishvili [founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili] represent today, which undermines the European Community, freedom, democracy and the rule of law. We should not be afraid.

 

Let's fight together. History has taught us that neglecting our unity comes at a dramatically heavy price. My heart is bleeding because of the thousands of Ukrainians, my friends, who are sacrificing their lives to the European dream. If Ukraine falls, many others will follow, including my beloved Georgia. We must not allow this,” Saakashvili said in his letter. 

 

Saakashvili wrote that he could find the strength “to reflect on the legacy left to me by my dear friend Wilfried Martens, who first hosted me at the EPP when Russia was already threatening Georgia.” 

 

“Or thinking about the fight for freedom led by my old friend Doland Tusk. As long as my health allows, I will not give up, even if it costs me everything. As Jean Monnet said, ‘I am not a pessimist, I am not an optimist, I am firm," Saakashvili wrote in a letter read by Tusk.On May 6, Donald Tusk sent a letter to Saakashvili inviting him to the EPP congress.

 

The EPP and Saakashvili’s United National Movement (UNM) parties are allied ones. 

 

The Georgian Dream authorities dubb EPP as the party affiliated with the UNM. 

 

Saakashvili was arrested in Tbilisi last year after eight years in political exile.





Donald Tusk, Polish politician who previously served as the President of the European Council, read a letter  by former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili at the European People's Party (EPP) congress in Rotterdam on May 31. 

 

"I have dedicated my entire life to the fight against the evil that Putin and Ivanishvili [founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili] represent today, which undermines the European Community, freedom, democracy and the rule of law. We should not be afraid.

 

Let's fight together. History has taught us that neglecting our unity comes at a dramatically heavy price. My heart is bleeding because of the thousands of Ukrainians, my friends, who are sacrificing their lives to the European dream. If Ukraine falls, many others will follow, including my beloved Georgia. We must not allow this,” Saakashvili said in his letter. 

 

Saakashvili wrote that he could find the strength “to reflect on the legacy left to me by my dear friend Wilfried Martens, who first hosted me at the EPP when Russia was already threatening Georgia.” 

 

“Or thinking about the fight for freedom led by my old friend Doland Tusk. As long as my health allows, I will not give up, even if it costs me everything. As Jean Monnet said, ‘I am not a pessimist, I am not an optimist, I am firm," Saakashvili wrote in a letter read by Tusk.On May 6, Donald Tusk sent a letter to Saakashvili inviting him to the EPP congress.

 

The EPP and Saakashvili’s United National Movement (UNM) parties are allied ones. 

 

The Georgian Dream authorities dubb EPP as the party affiliated with the UNM. 

 

Saakashvili was arrested in Tbilisi last year after eight years in political exile.