Georgian military personnel participate in the parade to celebrate the Independence Day at the Freedom Square in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, on May 26, 2019. Georgia on Sunday celebrated its Independence Day and the 101th anniversary of the creation of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1918. (Xinhua/Kulumbegashvili Tamuna)

Georgian military personnel participate in the parade to celebrate the Independence Day at the Freedom Square in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, on May 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Kulumbegashvili Tamuna)

Georgian military personnel participate in the parade to celebrate the Independence Day at the Freedom Square in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, on May 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Kulumbegashvili Tamuna)

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili delivers a speech at the ceremony to mark the Independence Day at the Freedom Square in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, on May 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Kulumbegashvili Tamuna)