The current situation has forced businesses to discuss topics that, in general, we don't devote much time to... Today, we are talking about the issue of how difficult the country's situation is, and how aggressive our country has become towards each other," said Temur Chkonia, the founder of Coca-Cola Bottlers Georgia, in a special broadcast of the program "Business Week."
Temur Chkonia points out that the solution to the current situation is new elections, which should ease the situation and return the country to the path of development. He also states that the country's challenge today is that only one force believes it can govern the country and wants to remain in power indefinitely.
"Businesspeople are different, some are afraid to take a stance. They need to overcome this fear and make their position known, standing on the side where the truth is. There is a group of businesspeople, as there is everywhere in the world, who adapt to the situation, taking what is beneficial for their well-being, which we do not like.
If the energy and momentum of these last 10 days or more are subdued as some want, it is impossible that it will disappear, and tomorrow we will start a new life. This energy will last a long time.
The current situation has forced businesses to talk about issues that we generally don't spend much time on... Today, we are discussing the topic of how difficult the country's situation is and how aggressive our country has become towards each other. It is unimaginable when someone puts on a helmet to avoid being recognized and then hits Maka Chikhladze. When he twisted his arm, he almost broke her neck, I’ve seen it in movies, and she was lucky to survive.
The solution shouldn't only come from us, they also need to propose a solution. The idea that the number of people there should decrease and the protest should subside is not a solution. So what if those people left, we are still here.
We don’t like the situation that exists today, but we won’t just sit in front of the TV every day. Just because someone is at work or at home doesn’t mean we agree with the situation.
They say economic growth will allow us to enter Europe. Economic growth is not the main argument. The main argument is the complex of obligations and justice that exists in Europe, and if we don’t comply with that, no matter how rich we are, we can’t enter.
The solution is elections, new elections need to be scheduled.
The only legitimate institution today is the president, and Salome Zourabichvili met with Trump yesterday, and we expect Trump to resolve the issues that are problematic for us.
Having a different opinion doesn’t mean you are a traitor to the country. We have different opinions, but all these opinions unite in the love for the country.
What divides us is one-party rule and the desire to be permanent. The belief that only one part of society can govern the country and pursue Eurointegration, while the others cannot, and that the latter are traitors. If you are not my ally, it means you are against me. You know how our judiciary is; when we talk about the judiciary, we present it more positively than it actually is. The same goes for law enforcement.
I often talk about how we have Soviet Georgians and a new generation, and these Soviet Georgians choose the future, and these people are completely uninterested in Europe and the passport; they choose our future," said Temur Chkonia.
