Estonian President: We stand strong together with our Georgian brothers, sisters
President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid stands at the occupation line between Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region and the rest of Georgia. Photo: Kersti Kaljulaid's Twitter account
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President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid said she received the newest information about the situation on the occupation line between Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region and the rest of Georgia at today’s meeting with her Georgian counterpart Salome Zurabishvili.
In #Warsaw exchanged thoughts w/ my Georgian ???????? colleague President @Zourabichvili_S . We had a phonecall couple of weeks ago to discuss situation on the Line of Evil, now got the freshest info about that. We stand strong together with our Georgian brothers&sisters. #EstGeo pic.twitter.com/tKu31SeMz6
— Kersti Kaljulaid (@KerstiKaljulaid) September 1, 2019
Saying that Estonia has been a strong partner of Georgia for years, President Zurabishvili thanked Kaljulaid for her “continuous support” of Georgian territorial integrity and its path to Europe.
But also focused w/ President @Zourabichvili_S on the #EU topics - need for continued support for neighbourhood policy & perspectives of enlargement. Encouraged mdm President also to continue with reforms. #EstGeo pic.twitter.com/mKD2taeog4
— Kersti Kaljulaid (@KerstiKaljulaid) September 1, 2019
The Georgian and Estonian Presidents met on the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two in Warsaw.
Today, the world commemorates 80 years since the beginning of #WWII. We will always remember the millions of victims who died during the war. It’s an honor to have been invited by President @AndrzejDuda in #Warsaw to remember the victims and the tragedy of the World War. pic.twitter.com/E46zpAelKF
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) September 1, 2019
During her visit to Warsaw Salome Zurabishvili met with Presidents of Bulgaria and Ukraine, Rumen Radev and Volodymyr Zelensky as well.
It was a pleasure to meet @PresidentOfBg Rumen Radev to discuss #education, #transportation, #communications, #trade, Bulgaria’s support for our Euro-Atlantic integration and all that connects #Bulgaria ???????? and #Georgia ????????, from one shore of the Black Sea to the other. pic.twitter.com/ADPkkpsvG3
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) September 1, 2019
Zurabishvili said Zelensky invited her to visit Ukraine and prepare a joint strategy on conflicts as well as EU integration.
#Georgia ???????? and #Ukraine ???????? are close friends and reliable partners who are facing similar and common challenges. It was a pleasure to meet with @ZelenskyyUa in #Warsaw to talk about how to find solutions to our challenges and our strong paths to #Europe ???????? pic.twitter.com/0GcjR79uJd
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) September 1, 2019
President Zurabishvili continues her working visit to Poland.
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