President Zurabishvili expresses concern over situation on Russia-Ukraine border
Georgian presidential administration reports that Salome Zurabishvili will visit Ukraine in the coming future, though the exact date is not known yet. Photo: Presidential Administration.
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During a telephone conversation with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has expressed concern over the situation on the Russia-Ukraine border and Crimea.
Zurabishvili stressed the need for Ukraine to withstand provocations and noted that it is necessary to move in the direction of our [Georgia’s and Ukraine’s] common security, which is Euro-Atlantic integration.
The Presidential Administration reports that the parties agreed to use the forthcoming visit of Zurabishvili to Ukraine to work on the above-mentioned issues.
I fully agree with @Zourabichvili_S that it is time for concrete proposals for ???????? and ???????? to obtain a @NATO MAP and a plan to join @EU. Consolidation of efforts and solidarity are crucial today. ???????? and ???????? enjoy historic mutual understanding and support in the issue of peace
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) April 15, 2021
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