Georgian PM congratulates Boris Johnson on winning UK elections
Boris Johnson is back in No 10 Downing Street now, this time as prime minister of a majority Conservative government. Photo: 10 Downing Street/Twitter
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Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has congratulated Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson on his recent victory in the elections.
Congratulations to UK Prime Minister @BorisJohnson on winning the elections. I'm confident #UK-#Georgia relations will continue to strengthen under your leadership. Look forward to working together towards that goal.
— Giorgi Gakharia (@GakhariaGiorgi) December 13, 2019
Johnson, who initially became UK's Prime Minister in late July, 2019, is back in No 10 Downing Street now, this time as prime minister of a majority Conservative government.
Staff welcome Prime Minister @BorisJohnson back to 10 Downing Street. pic.twitter.com/CtU4s8N3Ko
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) December 13, 2019
His party took "a notable victory" in the elections of December 12, making "sweeping gains in England and Wales", BBC reports.
I say thank you for the trust you have placed in us, and in me.
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) December 13, 2019
We will work round the clock to repay your trust and to deliver on your priorities with a parliament that works for you.
Johnson hopes that this victory would bring "closure" to the Brexit debate and "start a process of healing".
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson said in a letter to his Georgian counterpart Giorgi Gakharia that the UK will remain committed to Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, as well as to their “strategic partnership”.
The newly appointed Minister of State for Europe and the Americas at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom, Christopher Pincher said the UK will remain Georgia’s important ally and supporter. Minister Pincher made the remarks during a phone conversation with the Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani earlier today. Minister Zalkaliani congratulated Christopher Pincher on becoming UK’s Minister of State.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze and President Salome Zurabishvili congratulated Boris Johnson on becoming United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister. PM Bakhtadze wrote on his official Twitter page that he is confident UK-Georgia relations “will become even stronger”.
The United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson said defense and security of Georgia as well as trade cooperation are of huge importance "for us and our continent”.