Salome Zurabishvili welcomes you to your new office which is an extension of Orbeliani Palace. It may not look like the Orbeliani palace, but its spirit and essence remain, and the role played by the presidency is still here.  

**Georgia’s President Speaks Out on Country’s Crisis**

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has spoken out about the country’s deepening crisis. She welcomed visitors to a new office, which is located in the Orbeliani Palace building.

Zurabishvili said that Georgia was facing its deepest crisis in many years. “Our state is on the verge of collapse,” she stated. This is because the country’s institutions and constitution are no longer working properly.