The Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, Nikoloz Samkharadze, is participating in the conference of the Alliance of Sovereign Nations held in Washington.

“I represent the ruling party, “Georgian Dream”, and our Georgian dream is to have full sovereignty over our country. We are a partially occupied country—20% of our territories are occupied by the Russian Federation. Therefore, our goal is to restore territorial integrity and ensure the economic well-being of our people. Accordingly, we believe that the sovereignty of the people and their sovereign decisions must be respected”, - stated Nikoloz Samkharadze during his speech at the conference.

According to him, Georgia has repeatedly become a target of attacks by radical left-wing groups, including with support from the West.

“We have been victims of foreign interference in our elections and internal affairs. When I speak about foreign interference, I do not mean only the Russian Federation; I also refer to non-governmental organizations funded from the United States and Europe that were effectively working to undermine the legitimacy of a democratically elected government, as well as to encourage unrest, violence, and ultimately the violent overthrow of the government”, - said the head of the parliamentary delegation of Georgia.

He also highlighted cases of children being harassed because of their parents’ views—an issue discussed by conference participants. He noted that the Georgian parliamentary delegation includes a female politician who also became a victim of an attack, together with her children, when radical left-wing activists targeted her because of her opinions. According to him, this represents a very serious threat faced by many.

Nikoloz Samkharadze expressed hope that under the new administration, Georgian–American relations will deepen further.

“With the election of the new administration, we cherish great hope, as we stand ideologically in the same position. Our values—Christian and traditional values—form the foundation of our domestic and foreign policy. Accordingly, we hope that under the new administration, first, Georgian–American relations will deepen and flourish even further, and second, that we will stand together in defending sovereignty, democracy, freedom of speech, and elections in our countries”, - Nikoloz Samkharadze noted.