TBILISI. Feb 1 (Interfax) - The constitution must document Georgia's commitment to its current foreign policy, President Mikheil Saakashvili told journalists on Thursday.
"The Georgian constitution ought to make it clear that Georgia will not enter any associations of former Soviet states. Unlike other decisions, these constitutional amendments will be able to win enough votes in parliament," he said.
The Georgian people voted in favor of the foreign policy pursued by the country in 2008, when this policy was clear, and there was no need to document it in the constitution, the president said. But the situation has changed seriously since then, he added.
For example, a statement was made during the Georgian prime minister's recent visit to Yerevan that, like Armenia, Georgia ought to maintain equal relations both with the West and Russia, the president said.
"In this situation, it is imperative that we introduce amendments into the constitution that no parliament would be able to change in the future," Saakashvili said.Plans to restore rail services across Abkhazia "contradict Georgia's national interests given the present situation," he said.
Saakashvili and his party in the Georgian government have reiterated more than once recently that the country is not going to change its foreign policy and integration into NATO and the European Union remain Georgia's priorities.
Georgia is not considering the possibility of returning to the CIS either, the government said.