On October 29, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili gave an interview to CBS News.

Zourabichvili addressed whether the West and the US, in particular, were now responding to and supporting Georgia sufficiently. She remarked, "I don't believe so. Allow me to give you one specific example. It has been five years since I became President. Furthermore, I haven't been able to arrange a meeting with the President or Vice President at my level, not even over the phone. I am aware that there are more pressing matters. However, I believe that more public acknowledgment is necessary." 

President Zourabichvili spoke about the possible dangers that Russian immigration may bring to Georgia. "It is unsettling when you have people speaking the enemy's language in your own country," she said. "And that I think they are at home. They are acting and thinking as though they are completely at home. Thus, a thin line exists. That boundary needs to be maintained to prevent future events that would enable Russia to apply its preferred theory of defending citizens who speak Russian," she added.

Speaking more about the authorities in Georgia, the interviewer noted that the Prime Minister didn’t seem eager to join the European Union, to which President Zourabichvili replied: "Well, that’s a question the whole population is asking, whether they really want it or – whether it’s lip service."