Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili congratulated Abkhaz compatriots on Abkhazetoba (Day of Abkhazia) celebrated on May 23, with the blessing of Catholicos-Patriarch of All-Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude, Ilia II.

“The political team of Georgian Dream has offered a new approach, the policy of reconciliation and trust, to our Abkhazian brothers, because one of our Government’s main goals until the restoration of our country’s territorial integrity is to earn each other’s trust and win back our brothers, our Abkhazian people.

We have a common history and culture, and our values and commitments to aspirations for our children’s better future are one. And this gives us the hope that the restoration of mutual respect and trust, and friendship, will transform us into a strong, unified, developed, and European state.

Once again, I join all of you in celebrating the Day of Abkhazia. I wish peace and development to our homeland, Georgia,” the PM said in his congratulatory message.