2016-12-25
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili attended today a concert celebrating the Feast of Hanukah at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theater.
The Head of Government wished the Jewish people a happy holiday, progress and prosperity.
"I wish a Happy Hanukah to the brotherly Jewish people. It is a feast of rededication and restoration of justice, which by definition celebrates the victory of light over darkness. A lot of symbolism is embedded in it. Georgia has stronger ties with the Jewish nation than with any other nation in the world. Our friendship with the Jewish people has a millennia-old history. It is a strongest emotional foundation sustaining our friendship and brotherly bonds. The experience of the Jewish is best applicable to Georgia in terms of both challenges and opportunities. This is why my wish for 2017 is to be a year of the great friendship and brotherly bonds between our nations, a year of enormous transformation in our great partnership and the large-scale cooperation between our states. May the coming year be the beginning of a tremendous partnership for the tremendous success of both countries," the Prime Minister stated in his speech.
According to Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Israel is known in the world as a startup country, and Georgia has all necessary preconditions to use Israel's experience in order to emerge as an equally strong nation.
"We are certainly counting on help from our Jewish friends, our brotherly nation. Georgia has always stood and will always stand by the Jewish people," Giorgi Kvirikashvili said.
Together with the Prime Minister, the festive event was attended by Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely and members of the Knesset as part of their three-day visit to Georgia.
Prime Minister's Press Office