“13 years ago, on October 1, Georgia freed itself from a regime that despised everything Georgian and from the role of being a pawn in others’ games,” stated Shalva Papuashvili, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, during his address at the opening ceremony of the Paragraph Gold & Spa Tabori hotel.

As Shalva Papuashvili noted during his address, back then, too, Bidzina Ivanishvili shouldered the ground-breaking role and opened the way for building a state based on national interests and caring for its people.

“For 13 years, despite all internal and external opposition, through our labour, love for our country and dedication to the cause, we have striven to build such a state. We are succeeding in this; people see it and appreciate it.

We stand at a historic location that has witnessed many Georgian battles and heroic deeds. Our struggle today is for the preservation of peace and prosperity, which is called nation-building. This must become the foundation for Georgia’s unification and strength. This magnificent complex, as a true symbol of the policy being pursued, will herald Georgia’s victory and transformation,” Shalva Papuashvili declared.