We hope that Georgia will get back on the road to the European Union. Such a statement made today Mark Rutte, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands and the future Secretary General of NATO, in Brussels, where the summit of the European Council is underway.

“It is possible to briefly [discuss the issue of Georgia] here, but we are certainly worried about the European Union, I am worried about Georgia’s path to the EU because of the recent decisions. I spoke briefly with the president [of Georgia], I think she is a great leader, but she failed, the veto was overridden by the Parliament, unfortunately.

We, of course, are waiting for Georgia, we hope that Georgia will return to the road to the EU, but regarding NATO, I will only say that I am proud that I was elected [Secretary General], but I will not comment on NATO until October 1…

First of all, we should expect from Georgia, from the government, now it depends on you…”, - said Rutte.

When asked about the sanctions, he answered: “We’ll see, we’ll see, but we certainly hope that you, Georgia, will return [to the EU path]”.