By empty (2/1/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Mikheil Saakashvili met on 1 February in Berlin with Georgia\'s ambassadors to 20 European countries. He warned them that Georgia faces a \"strong, experienced and wealthy\" opponent, meaning Russia, that \"regards a united Georgia as a threat and does its best to prevent Georgia from becoming stronger.\" Saakashvili encouraged the ambassadors to do more to secure European support for Georgia\'s strategic goals of integration with NATO and the EU.
Mikheil Saakashvili met on 1 February in Berlin with Georgia\'s ambassadors to 20 European countries. He warned them that Georgia faces a \"strong, experienced and wealthy\" opponent, meaning Russia, that \"regards a united Georgia as a threat and does its best to prevent Georgia from becoming stronger.\" Saakashvili encouraged the ambassadors to do more to secure European support for Georgia\'s strategic goals of integration with NATO and the EU. Until recently, Europe has ranked a poor second to the United States in Saakashvili\'s strategic thinking: he has never once met with outgoing EU Envoy for the South Caucasus Heikki Talvitie in the numerous times Talvitie has visited Tbilisi over the past two years. (Caucasus Press)