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Georgian president opens a new monument along with Azerbaijani and Armenian

07 May 2010 [13:58] - TODAY.AZ
Today, President of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili opened a new monument to Shota Rustaveli, along with Azerbaijani Eldar, and Svetlana, who is Armenian. Both of them read the pieces of the well-known Rustaveli poem "Knight in a tiger's skin".

"All ethnical groups in Georgia are equal, and we are all sons and daughters of Georgia", said Saakashvili.

The president finished reading the piece of the poem, and said that it "encourages the nations to befriend each other", and that it should be an example to all of Georgia.


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