The visit of NATO Secretary General has been coincided with very unfortunate fact.

Yesterday night we have received very unfortunate news about the tragic death of Colonel Ramaz Gogiashvili, Sergeant Dato Tsetskhladze, Corporal George Kolkhitashvili and Corporal Nugzar Kalandadze.

Being Soldier is a very honorable but at the same time very dangerous profession.

This is the profession that requires great devotion and self-sacrifice.

Georgian warriors traditionally, fought in many countries, during all our history.

Our warriors commanded the armies of old Persia, Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Russia.

The monument of our officers stands in Poland, in the center of Warsaw. They presented the main force of marshal Pilsutski, in twenties of last century they saved Poland, and after this many of them died in the Warsaw strike.

Georgia has the big history of armed forces, big history of fighting, but it rarely had the experience of fighting under the Georgian flag.

Today our officers, soldiers, are fighting and self-sacrificing firstly under the five-crossed flag.

When I was sending the soldiers to Afghanistan, I spoke with them. Surely they fully acknowledged the risk. They were full of honor, since they were going to fight under the five-crossed flag, firstly, for the protection of national interests of Georgia.

Today the interests of Georgia are stopped at the occupation line of its territories and in other parts, where they are located, but the big international fight is in progress against Georgia and Georgia from its part is involved in international war.

It would be a big mistake to determine state's interests in the Georgia's borders, while a global political struggle Is conducted against us.

We have international interests and have allies and friends. The fact that our five-crossed flag is raised above this building, also the fact that Georgia successfully proceeds development, as independent country, although 20 percent of its territory is occupied, is the big deserve of our international links, our friends, our communion.

Considering this we have to understand the self-abnegation of our boys in Afghanistan, also the sacrifice for those international interests, that has our small country, since I would say again that the international fight is in progress against us. Our allies, our friends are the people that are doing everything for the safety, development and strengthening of Georgia.

Once again I would like to express my compliments in honor of our soldiers, I express my condolences to their families and I am proud that our country, our nation - has such devoted people, had in past and always will have.