"You should not test the patience of the Georgian president and people."
Two successive Georgian presidents then waged war on the regions to no avail.
Today, another Georgian President is addressing you with the same message of love for European ideas and values.
Gamsakhurdia is the only Georgian President to have died whilst formally in office.
He expressed his regret that the resolution failed to criticise the Georgian President.
Former and current U.S. officials characterize the Georgian president as "difficult to manage".
Grown-up nations don't start fights they are unlikely to finish, an elementary political lesson the Georgian President chose to ignore.
Georgian President, Mikheil Saakashvili, has said "it's time to move from words to action because this is not going to go away.
Its leadership refused to recognise the full authority of Mikhail Saakashvili as Georgian president.
Former Georgian president, Eduard Shevardnadze, accused Russia of military involvement in the conflict.