We deserved it! The Georgian people deserved to be given a European perspective to join the European Union.

Axar.az reports that the statement came from Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili at the parliamentary rostrum, where he presented his annual report.

In addition, Garibashvili apologized to the public for verbal disputes with the opposition during his speech today:

"This is a historic record, and I will not hesitate to say it. People have wanted this for 30 years. This is a really great achievement, no one gives us anything by chance. I apologize to the public, including you, dear opponents, for your emotional speeches. It's not nice to hear so many insults, but unfortunately it's very difficult not to respond to such dissimilar actions and insults."