Vladimir Pozner writes on his website about the events around his visit to Tbilisi. According to the Russian journalist, he is n honorable Kakhetian and will come to Georgia again.
“I want to thank everyone who was worried about my condition when we were in Tbilisi with friends to celebrate my birthday there. It’s a kind of a tradition, we’ve done it twice before, and what happened during the third visit…
I have already said that I would not comment on these events, but because they keep asking too many questions, I decided to do it now for everyone and do it briefly and clearly.
As I understand, there is an intense political struggle underway in Georgia and the opposition has used my visit to organize a “rally”. They recalled my statement about Abkhazia, made 3 years ago, and started to throw eggs at our bus. It seems like they have enough chicken eggs…
Then they started hitting on the walls of our restaurant to make noise, shouting under the balconies of our hotel, and so on. I made the decision to leave, why should I endanger my friends, at least.
We returned to Moscow and celebrated my birthday perfectly. This experience of Tbilisi helped us a lot, no matter how strange it may seem to you. I want to say with all clarity that I have no resentment against Georgia and Georgians, at the same time, I am an honorable Kakhetian and I, of course, will come to Georgia again.
Such lovers of throwing eggs, especially if they are paid for it, exist in every country and they do not deserve attention”, - writes Vladimir Pozner.