Only the way of coming to power is through the ballot box, all other methods are illegal –this statement made the US Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly.
According to him, all of us should highlight free and fair election process. All the right should be protected.
“Only the way of coming to power is through the ballot box, all other methods are illegal,”-he said. According to Ian Kelly, any kind of intimidation of the political parties or the government is totally unacceptable.

The world is indebted to the Georgians, for their contribution to international missions - the United States Ambassador to Georgia, Ian Kelly said in Vaziani. According to him, he is honored to attend this very important event such farewell ceremony of Georgian soldiers to Afghanistan.
"We are all proud of the fact, what you are doing and Georgia to strengthen peace in the world. Extremists continue to try to jeopardize our rights and freedoms. Your troops will stand guard for peace, away from their families. Indeed, the world is indebted to the Georgians, for their contribution to international missions. You are ambassadors of peace ", - said the Ambassador.

Georgia should stop Russian aggression. Georgia needs the support of United States –this statement was made by the US Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly. As he noted, the conference held yesterday about changing geopolitical landscape is too important to discuss such issues.
“US support Georgia’s Euro Atlantic way and helps development of this country. Georgia should stop Russian aggression and it needs US support. In the frames of John Kerry visit in Tbilisi bilateral agreement on this issue was signed. Both sides are working on its implementation now,”-Ian Kelly said. 

It is shameful to arrange the so-called borders in the world which is modern – this statement was made by the US Ambassador to Georgia. According to Ian Kelly, Washington does not recognize the so-called borders and it respects territorial unite of Georgia.
The Ambassador made the comment in response to the closure of the administrative border by the occupied Tskhinvali region. 

According to US Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly, US support the decision made in 2008 in Bucharest Georgia to become the member state of NATO.
“We know that US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Georgia a few days ago. One of the main massages was that we all support Georgia to become the member state of NATO. The Prime Minister, the President and the Speaker of Georgia confirmed the Euro-Atlantic Integration way of Georgia today,”-Ian Kelly said. 

“Of course, Ian Kelly is worried about nothing to happen before the parliamentary elections in Georgia”-this statement was made by the Former Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili today at the meeting with the journalists.
"I would like to respond to the statement by Ian Kelly. By the way, yesterday I had a meeting with him. I had heard the concerns of him. This fact that 3-4 months before the election is aggressive in the way of Rustavi 2 case, is not desirable. Nobody can understand us in Europe and US. This is really right position,”-Ivanishvili said.
As Ex-Prime Minister said, he didn’t like some massages in the statement of the Ambassador.
“He is critical to Nika Gvaramia. He is quite sincere. USA is the main partner of us and Ian Kelly assesses the situation in the point of view of his country. We had same polemic yesterday and I don’t agree with him but I see that he wants our country to develop in the right way,”-Bidzina Ivanishvili said. 

The founder and head of the project Business-Contact and Business Morning, Giorgi Isakadze was freed from Maestro TV. According to reports, Isakadze had received appropriate massage from the General Director of Maestro TV, Zurab Nakeuridze.
“I want to highlight once more that any changes in the TV companies, in editorial management or policy is not normal in the pre-elections period,”-US Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly said. 

“Any change in television, editorial management, editorial policy, is not permissible, it is not acceptable in this period when the country is in the pre-election phase, - The US Ambassador to Georgia, Ian Kelly said after commenting "Rustavi 2" case.
"Now it would not be appropriate for me to comment on the process, because the process is elevated to the appellate level. I have commented about it recently. I want to again emphasize that any change in television, editorial management, editorial policy is not acceptable, not acceptable in this period when the country is in the pre-stage ", - he said.

US Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly said that the elections should held in the fair and free environment. According to him, it is important all the voters to be informed and have access on media.
"The appeal process is still going on, and as the process is not over, I specifically can’t comment yet. But I gave repeatedly said that this is an election year and it is mostly important elections to be held in democratic environment. All the voters should have access to media and should have right of free expression. That's a priority for us to hold fair elections and a free and fair media environment is essential,”-Ian Kelly said. 

US wants to see that Georgia is becoming democratic country – this statement was made by the Ambassador of US to Georgia, Ian Kelly. According to him, the main priority of US is to see that Georgia succeeded and is becoming independent, democratic state. Ian Kelly said that the election year is important too.
He made a comment on Kortskheli incident and called it unacceptable. The Ambassador also commented on the Khurcha incident and said that more clarity news should be published.