MEP Juknevičienė says Georgians’ desire for freedom is ‘stronger than fear’

European Parliament member Rasa Juknevičienė has congratulated Georgia on Independence Day, expressing support for the country’s democratic and European aspirations.

In a message published on social media, Juknevičienė said that although the path toward democracy, freedom and a European future may be “long and difficult,” history shows that “people’s desire for freedom is stronger than fear, violence and injustice.”

“At stages like the one your nation is going through now, it is easy to lose faith. But history also shows that people’s desire for freedom is stronger than fear, violence and injustice,” she wrote.

The Lithuanian MEP said she believes in the people of Georgia “in whom hope is still alive,” adding that this hope would eventually become a force capable of returning the country to its European path.