Saakashvili Welcomes Bush Re-Election

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili described U.S. President George W. Bush’s re-election as ?very important? for Georgia.

?I will call President Bush tonight and congratulate him personally. This victory was important for us. Mr. Bush is a man of great principle, a man of great understanding of complicated issues in our region and the personality whom without, the fight against terrorism in this part of the world would have hardly been possible,? Mikheil Saakashvili said at a news briefing after talks with visiting NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in Tbilisi on November 4.

?Georgia has agreed to dramatically increase its presence in Iraq to take part in the UN protection mission. This is our contribution to the fight initiated by President Bush against international terrorism and against the infiltration of all kinds of illegal activity in our region. And I believe President Bush, with respect towards Georgia and with respect towards many other countries in this region, has very reliable coalition partners. Certainly, the coalition partners enjoy seeing the re-election of the U.S. President, because we have also always found him to be a good partner,? the Georgian President added.