I congratulate the citizens of Georgia on the adoption of the new edition of Constitution - the basic law of the state. This is a major step forward on the path of the democratic development of the country.
This is a modern, western-type document that is based on the national interests and that shall become the further guarantor of freedom, progress, stability and the European future of our country.
Each person who participated in the preparation of this document, which is of utmost importance to our country, each person who supported adoption of the constitution that rests upon the principles of democracy and checks and balances, has contributed to progress and stable development of our country.
I would like to thank all participants of the constitutional process, each of the members of the Constitutional Commission alongside with ordinary citizens, who were engaged in the process of forming the constitutional amendments throughout the whole year.
I would like to convey my gratitude to the Venice Commission, which worked hard with us to form the new edition of the Constitution of Georgia. The Venice Commission confirmed in its final assessment that the constitutional amendments are based on the principles of democracy, the rule of law and protection of fundamental rights and that the constitutional reform constitutes a positive step towards consolidation and improvement of the country's constitutional order.
The new edition of the constitution strengthens the role and opportunities for the opposition, what will play a very important part in the democratic development of the country.
I would like to congratulate the citizens of our country, whose aspirations and values are reflected in the basic law of the country and I would like to assure them that each and every step we take in the direction of strengthening and development of democracy will definitely affect their better future.