The presidential candidate of "Georgian Dream" congratulated the armed forces on St. George"s Day. Salome Zourabichvili spoke about strengthening the status of a soldier at the briefing held at the headquarters and said that in case of victory, her priority would be to strengthen the country"s defense capabilities.

"I would like to address the Georgian army and express my deepest respect toour soldiers. Our statehood and national identity stands and stood on the shoulders of Junkers, Shindisi heroes, such heroes as Giorgi Antsukhelidze. The dignity of our soldiers is confirmed by the fact that, despite numerous attempts, no one could split the army on political grounds and make any controversy in the army. No one can break the integrity, neutrality and commitment of the Georgian army. The guarantor of this will be your president and the supreme commander, "Zourabichvili said