Defence Ministers' conversation reinforces Georgia-Ukraine relationship
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Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania and his Ukrainian counterpart Ihor Teniukh have discussed the tense situation in Ukraine by phone on March 3.
The Georgian Defense Minister expressed hope that the current situation will be peacefully resolved.
During the call, the two Ministers also discussed the Georgian-Ukrainian strategic cooperation and its future perspectives, the Georgian Defence Minister's press centre reported.
The two Ministers also "agreed to keep in touch”.
Meanwhile Russia has vowed its troops will remain in Ukraine to protect Russian interests and citizens until the political situation has been "normalised", the BBC reported.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia was defending human rights against "ultra-nationalist threats".
Russia is now in de-facto military control of the Crimea region, despite Western condemnation of a "violation of Ukraine's sovereignty".
Ukraine has ordered full mobilisation to counter the military intervention.
In a television interview, Usupashvili commented on the developments in Ukraine and said each country, including Georgia, was doing what it believed was necessary and correct in response to the crisis in Ukraine, including Georgia.
Georgia does not recognize the referendum held in Crimea on March 16, 2014.
The President of Georgia is refusing to accept the Crimea referendum where early results show an overwhelming majority voted in support of the Crimea region becoming united with the Russian Federation.
The Executive Vice President of the Atlantic Council Damon Wilson has commented about the resemblance of the current developments in Ukraine with the occupation of Georgia’s territories in 2008.