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Georgia Today (9 April 2025)

“April 9 is the day when a foreign power committed violence against our fellow citizens,” reads the statement of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. He claimed that 36 years after the tragedy of April 9, a foreign power is still committing violence on Rustaveli Avenue.

“April 9 is the day when a foreign power committed violence against our fellow citizens. At the same time, April 9 is the day that united Georgia, the day when love triumphed over hatred among Georgians. April 9 is also the day when the idea of freedom triumphed over slavery. That is why today, more than ever, we must distance ourselves from all violence, defeat hatred, and protect the idea of freedom.

Today, 36 years after the tragedy of April 9, a foreign power is still committing violence on Rustaveli Avenue. Today, on Rustaveli Avenue, a foreign power is stirring up hatred, trying to artificially disrupt the unity among Georgians, and fighting against the idea of freedom. However, the experience of April 9 has taught us that the ‘existence of foreign powers is short-lived’ and that love and freedom will inevitably triumph over hatred and slavery.

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