Georgia’s President joins European leaders in Kiev 'March of Dignity'
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Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili joined other European leaders in the "March of Dignity” - a special event dedicated to the victims of the Maidan protests in Kiev, Ukraine.
European Council president Donald Tusk, and the presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany and Slovakia also joined the event to commemorate those who died during last year’s Maidan protests.
By attending the march, the countries’ leaders demonstrated not only solidarity with Ukraine but also willingness to act together.
In February 2014, violent clashes with law enforcement officials broke out in central Kiev's Independence [Maidan] Square, claiming the lives of 100 civilians and 20 police officers.
Family members, injured Maidan activists and representatives of the Church and various international organisations took part in the march, which finished with a prayer service at Independence Square.
The President of Georgia will pay a one-day visit to Ukraine this week to participate in a special event dedicated to the victims of the Maidan protests in Kiev, Ukraine.
Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili has voiced his full support and solidarity with Ukraine after participating in the "March of Dignity” and meeting his Ukrainian counterpart in Kiev.
The Secretary of Ukraine’s National Defence and Security Council Alexander Turchinov said NATO and EU member countries were Ukraine’s priority partners. The list of Ukraine’s close allies also included Poland, the United Kingdom, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Moldova, Romania, Sweden and Australia.
Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko held an important phone conversation today that discussed the close cooperation of the two nations and both countries’ European intentions.