“Georgia’s future is pro-Western and success-oriented, which runs counter to Ivanishvili’s interests, as his primary goal is to cling to power,” stated Petre Tsikarishvili, General Secretary of the United National Movement (UNM), in Washington.

According to Tsikarishvili, U.S. Congressmen and Senators should be aware that a U.S.-oriented Georgia still exists and has not vanished.

“Today, we initiated meetings in Congress with our friends and partners, and we plan to hold discussions in other significant institutions here in this city to remind everyone that, beyond the Russian-backed Georgian Dream regime, there remains another Georgia aligned with the U.S. and the West. This pro-Western Georgia has not disappeared; it continues to exist and represents Georgia’s true future, focused on progress and success. This reality is contrary to Ivanishvili’s interests, whose main aim is to maintain his grip on power.

We also wish to highlight Mikheil Saakashvili’s role. His son, Nikusha, is among us. Mikheil Saakashvili has been a pro-U.S., pro-Western leader in the region for nine years, yet he has been isolated and imprisoned for four years by the regime. It is clear to all that his punishment stems from his Western orientation—his refusal to play the regime’s games on multiple fronts. Unlike Ivanishvili and his regime, who initially masked their true pro-Russian and pro-Iranian allegiances, Saakashvili has consistently stood for Western values.

Over the past years, we have seen the regime work along several vectors, while Mikheil Saakashvili remained solely committed to the West. Our friends should consider this when engaging with Ivanishvili’s regime, Putin, or other actors,” he emphasised.

According to UNM’s press service, the party delegation, comprised of party leaders and Nikoloz Saakashvili, the younger son of the imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili, is on a visit to the U.S. after the House of Representatives in the U.S. Congress passed the MEGOBARI Act.