Independence Day: Georgian flag flies in Lithuanian capital as symbol of friendship
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It is Georgia’s Independence Day today and the country’s foreign friends are also celebrating the occasion.
People gathered at Cathedral Square in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius today and held up a huge Georgian flag, encircled by the Lithuanian flag.
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaite wrote on her official Facebook page that this was a symbol of "our countries’ unity and friendship”.
Georgian and Lithuanian flags at Vilnius Cathedral Square on May 26, 2015. Photo by Lukas Sniolis.
More pictures can be seen here.
Colourful display of friendship btw #Georgia & #Lithuania in the heart of #Vilnius to mark #GE#independenceday. pic.twitter.com/1uUjWll2AB
— Rolandas Kacinskas (@RKacinskas) May 26, 2015
May 26 is one of Georgia’s major public holidays. On this day in 1918 the country declared national independence of the Georgian people from Russia and the creation of the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
On that day the statehood of Georgia was restored after 117 years. The country remained independent for three years until Soviet occupation in 1921. Georgia declared independence from the USSR finally on April 9, 1991.
Today is a big day in Georgia. The country is proudly and boisterously celebrating the 97th anniversary of the day it declared its national independence.
A brand new, unmanned helicopter that is as black as night is the real "star” of the day in a display of several military machines on Rustaveli Ave in Tbilisi to mark Georgia’s Independence Day today.
Georgia has marked the 24th anniversary of the Lithuanian Freedom Defenders' Day, commemorating the victims of Soviet aggression in 1991.
About 200 young men have pledged their allegiance to serving their country and officially were welcomed into the Georgian Armed Forces during a special celebration today, Georgia’s Independence Day.
A group of performers have donned historic garb to retell life in the era when Georgia first started to gain its independence.
An anti-hail device developed by Georgia’s State Military Scientific Centre Delta is among the exhibits on display on Rustaveli Ave in Tbilisi to mark Georgia’s Independence Day today.
Today Georgian Ministers left their cabinets and joined people in the main street of capital city Tbilisi to speak about all of the successes and achievements reached this year.
Georgian Embassies around the world are celebrating Georgia’s 97th anniversary of independence.