Hopes Greece will remain in eurozone and stressed the government in Athens still had to push through more key cost-cutting reforms.
Comments suggested he had abandoned hope of winning enough support to mount a campaign as leader of the center-right.
"We are striving toward Europe and Georgia will definitely be able to become a member of NATO soon," he said.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a symbol of austerity and Big Finance in the Eurozone, can expect a hostile reception.
Champion boxer Vitali Klitschko is proving himself a potent force in Ukrainian politics.
An outspoken critic of Kazakhstan's veteran president was jailed for seven-and-a-half years for colluding in attempt to bring down the government.
Western-style liberal party of heavyweight boxing champ has surged in popularity to second place behind President Viktor Yanukovich's party.
One of the leading contenders, former Cabinet secretary Gus O'Donnell, announced he had decided not to pursue the position.
Bidzina Ivanishvili named a retired soccer player and a former envoy to the United Nations on Monday as his prospective cabinet deputies.
