The attitude that Bidzina Ivanishvili is a bad man is categorically unacceptable. Such a statement made today the Mayor of Tbilisi.

“Every word in the resolution is shameful. This person has done, is doing and will certainly continue to do a lot of charity work: rehabilitate churches, rehabilitate cultural heritage sites, build NATO standard bases, helping lots of people, even the construction of a central park, the construction of a university, etc.

I do not know which one to list and the attitude as if Bidzina Ivanishvili is a bad man is categorically unacceptable.

Believe me, everyone who thinks that he will be intimidated by sanctions, that he will be forced to return to politics and involve the country in the war, will fail. In my opinion, the biggest thing that Bidzina Ivanishvili did to Georgia was to enter politics and remove evils, the enemies of the country, which was the United National Movement”, - said Kakha Kaladze.

He added that Georgia would not deviate from the path of European integration regardless of the decision of the European Commission on Georgia’s European Union membership candidate bid.

“But if we are not given the status, we will still pursue the path to European integration in order to be a part of the big family called Europe, and of the European Union. I think the decision [on candidate status] will be positive”, - concluded the Mayor.