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GELA BEZHUASHVILI: So let me focus on irreversibility, the key to lasting security. That is how we put it. As I hinted before, the question before us is the irreversibility of the process. In my opinion, irreversibility is the fundamental challenge facing our region. In terms of policy challenges, it is also the fundamental question facing the U.S. and Europe.
If you take this issue and turn it on its head for a moment and ask, for example, why are we seeing a resurgent Russia or one that appears to be launching repeated provocations, one that appears to be less than enthusiastic about solving regional conflicts on its borders, and one that appears to feel threatened by enhanced regional cooperation or democratic transformations that are taking place around Russia, one reason is because it believes that what has been achieved can in fact be reversed, and this is a key issue to understand why we are as many of our colleagues put it in a hurry. Why are you so jumpy? Why are you in a hurry, Georgians? Why are you pushing that door so vigorously and aggressively? My answer would be because we are in a hurry because we need to be in a hurry because irreversibility is under threat and we need to ensure that irreversibility and then sustainability of the process is ensured by integration. Integration is the key to ensure irreversibility and sustainability.
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