Kobakhidze: Georgia ready to engage with all partners on basis of sovereign equality and mutual respect

Georgia remains ready to engage with all international partners willing to cooperate on the basis of mutual respect and sovereign equality, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said in his address to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Kobakhidze said Georgia’s domestic progress depended on stronger international cooperation, stressing that lasting partnerships could only be built through dialogue rather than pressure or coercion.

“The progress we seek to achieve at home is impossible without developing cooperation with other countries. Georgia remains ready to engage with all international partners willing to work with us on the basis of mutual respect and sovereign equality.

“We believe that lasting partnerships can only be achieved through dialogue, never through pressure or coercion. The principles of respect and cooperation are equally fundamental to effective multilateralism,” Kobakhidze said.

The prime minister reaffirmed Georgia’s commitment to constructive engagement with international partners and its readiness to contribute actively to efforts to strengthen the United Nations.

“At a time of growing global uncertainty, the United Nations remains an indispensable forum for dialogue and collective action.

“In this context, the UN80 initiative presents an important opportunity to enhance the UN’s effectiveness and capabilities while improving its transparency and accountability.

“Georgia stands ready to work constructively with international partners and actively contribute to this process. We strongly support reforms that will enable the organisation to function more effectively and become even more results-oriented.

“The choices we make today will determine the kind of world we leave to future generations. Let us ensure that we leave them a world that is more peaceful, secure and united than the one we live in today,” Kobakhidze said.