Georgian Defence Minister on BBC: 'We will die as heroes'
19 September, 2015
Asked about whether Georgia and Russia are moving towards a repeat of the war in 2008
Defence Minister, Tinatin Khidasheli, tells HARDtalk: "If the world shows weakness on Georgia the same way as towards Ukraine, if the world fails the expansion of freedom… if Nato says this is where freedom ends after that we don’t care – then yes it’s going to happen." She adds if this happens before the country can join NATO: "We will die as heroes, that’s all we can do about it".
If nothing extraordinary happens, Georgia is bound to have its first female Minister of Defense. Actually, if not for the President’s decision to take his time before
Police had been blocking entrances to the parliament with metal structures since morning. Patrol Police Chief Vazha Siradze said the metal barricades have been installed due to security reasons.