President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili met with residents of Akhalkalaki. President greeted people on the main square of Akhalkalaki in Armenian language.

He congratulated them on the construction of the new Samtskhe-Javakheti highway.

“Today is a happy and historic day for Georgia. Three important roads were built in the last centauries. The first wasGeorgian military way, aimed at taking freedom from Caucasus and Georgia, enslavement and colonization, the second road was Roki tunnel, its mission and function was to cut the centuries long ties between Georgia andother regions, and this is the third one, opposite to the Roki Tunnel, as it will unite Georgia and all Georgian regions, it is the road leading to final liberation of the country. I congratulate you on this historic day,” interpressnews.ge cited Saakashvili as saying.