Georgia offers solidarity to Ukraine one year after Crimea annexation
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Georgia’s Foreign Ministry is reconfirming it "fully supports” Ukraine’s territorial integrity as the troubled nation marks one year since the referendum which resulted in the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.
The Ministry issued a special statement that stated Georgia did not recognise the March 16, 2014 Crimea referendum, which violated international law.
The statement said the referendum was held under pressure from the Russian armed forces, which violated Ukraine’s legislation.
"Georgia’s Foreign Ministry condemns the aggression against the sovereign state and changing the borders by force, which posed and is still posing a big threat to not only regional but international security and stability,” the Ministry said.
The Georgian side also stressed the importance of activating international security measures to stop the violence, which Georgia had also experienced in the past.
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.
Georgia does not recognize the referendum held in Crimea on March 16, 2014.
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 Minister of Healthcare David Sergeenko had a fruitful meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Aleksandre Kvitashvili yesterday, who was formerly a Georgian Health Minister.
Georgia supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine and condemns the so-called referendum conducted in Crimea three years ago, said the Foreign Ministry of Georgia in a statement released on the third anniversary of the annexation of the Crimea.