The third president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili attended Frankfurt Book Fair as an honorary guest. He was with Nika Rurua, who was officially invited by the German side to this year"s market. Mikheil Saakashvili was also on the concert of Beka Gochiashvili. The third president toured the Georgian pavilion. He criticized the Prime Minister"s speech, because Saakashvili said that Mamuka Bakhtadze did not speak about the occupation.

"Such kind or events should always be used to put on the agenda the state of your country. Yesterday Prime Minister did not say one word about occupation. Then someone is surprised why Merkel does not speak about it. The only writer, Georgian girl, Kharatishvili, who is a very good German writer, has spoken about occupation, but she is already German of course of Georgian origin but a representative of German cultural . Our government did not exist. Let Kharatishvili talk, let Saakashvili talk, we will not talk, we will do not irritate them. This opening event showed not only the brilliance of Georgia but also the disaster of Georgia, , "- Saakashvili said.