“Homeland, language and faith – these are the three main pillars that have been forming the national identity of Georgia since the IV century, when Georgia declared Christianity as the state religion,” the Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC Hungary 2024).

As PM mentioned,  Georgians fought and sacrificed themselves to protect their homeland for centuries.

“Historically, our small but freedom-loving and proud country had to exist at the crossroads of empires. For centuries, Georgians fought and sacrificed themselves to protect their homeland, their cherished land.

For generations, Georgians have steadfastly preserved their language. In 1978, our parents’ generation courageously rallied to defend the Georgian language when the Soviet government threatened to revoke its status as a state language. Through the unwavering resolve of the people, the Soviet government was compelled to backtrack.

We – Georgians – had to fight for centuries to protect our faith and religion, Christianity. Our history has taught us that any occupation of a country is temporary, if the conqueror fails to destroy the identity of the people. Therefore, all conquerors had as their first task an attack on the religion of the Georgian people. Last of all, this was attempted by the Soviet Bolsheviks, who destroyed churches and forbade believers to pray. However, Georgia won all battles fought for faith and was able to protect and preserve Christianity.

Current challenges of our country are similar to those that Georgia faced for centuries. The most interesting thing is that they are faced by the whole world today, which pose risks to both the smallest and the largest countries and nations.

The so-called liberals are presently putting at risk the identity of countries and nations around the world. Europe and the United States face such risks most of all, where the so-called liberal ideology has the most widespread roots,” the PM Kobakhidze stated.