Tsotne Ivanishvili says he has ‘no interest whatsoever’ in entering politics

Tsotne Ivanishvili, the son of Georgian Dream founder and honorary chair Bidzina Ivanishvili, on Monday ruled out entering politics, saying he had "no interest whatsoever" in pursuing a political career.

Speaking to journalists after the closing event of the ruling Georgian Dream party's youth organisation, Ivanishvili said his interests lay in philosophy, art history and painting, while attending the event as a guest in support of youth initiatives.

Ivanishvili added that he had spent years working privately on painting and academic research in philosophy and the history of art, explaining that he had not yet made his work public because he wanted to develop it further both technically and conceptually.