**President Addresses Nation on New Year’s Eve**
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili addressed the nation in a televised speech on New Year’s Eve. She was surrounded by dismissed civil servants.
**Unity and Challenges**
The president spoke about the unity and good things that happened in 2024, as well as the challenges the country faced. She recalled the achievement of EU candidate status at the end of 2023 and the excitement that continued into early 2024. She also mentioned the success of qualifying for Euro 2024 and Georgia’s participation and victories at the Olympic Games.
**Russian Laws and Repressions**
However, she also spoke about the Russian laws and repressions against Georgian people. She noted that these events will be remembered differently by different people. Despite this, she said that Georgians have come through it together.
**Importance of Civil Servants**
President Zurabishvili underlined the importance of civil servants, saying they are the ones who put freedom and dignity above everything else. She stressed that there is no state without honorable and strong civil servants.
**Protecting Georgia’s Achievements**
The president said that Georgians are protecting their country’s achievements against Russians and internal Russians. She expressed confidence that “there will come a time when we will return to unity”, adding that “unity will save us, as it did centuries ago”.
**Congratulating the Nation**
She concluded by congratulating the nation on 2025 and expressing her confidence that “2025 will be a truly victorious year”.
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