President Mikheil Saakashvili described the 2004 as “the most successful year in independent Georgia’s history.” But when asked about the failures of the year, the President replied that he “would not like to focus on that.” He said that the most important achievement of this year was reintegration of Adjara Autonomous Republic. Saakashvili said that the new government of Georgia could solve the problem of “defiant Adjara without bloodshed” referring to peaceful ouster of self-minded ex-Adjarian leader Aslan Abashidze in May. The President also stressed that Georgia has strengthened its international positions. In this regard he spoke about the recent...