Georgian, Ukrainian foreign ministers meet in Bucharest
At the meeting the ministers talked about the Georgian-Ukrainian strategic partnership and the friendship between the countries. Photo: MFA of Georgia.
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Georgian and Ukrainian Ministers of Foreign Affairs Davit Zalkaliani and Dmytro Kuleba have met today as part of the Romania-Poland-Turkey trilateral ministerial that is taking place in the Romanian capital of Bucharest on April 22-24.
The ministerial is focussed on issues related to regional security and the integration of Georgia and Ukraine into NATO.
At the meeting the ministers talked about the Georgian-Ukrainian strategic partnership and the friendship between the countries.
Zalkaliani posted on his Twitter account:
Met W my ???????? counterpart @DmytroKuleba, expressed solidarity & our staunch support. ????????&???????? share the same aspirations in terms of integration into @NATO & #EU. We also support each other in overcoming existing challenges. Discussed our close cooperation in this context. pic.twitter.com/pu10oWVp61
— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) April 23, 2021
Zalkaliani said he supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and expressed solidarity regarding the developments along the Ukrainian border and in the country’s temporarily occupied territories.
Zalkaliani also talked about the current situation in the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia.
Key NATO partners Ukraine and Georgia make a significant contribution to strengthening the Eastern flank of the alliance and maintaining stability in the Black Sea region. I am convinced that our unity is the most effective factor in holding Russia and its deeply destructive actions in the region", said Kuleba at the ministerial.
Meanwhile, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili posted on her Twitter account that Georgia welcomes the deescalation steps on the Ukrainian border.
Georgia welcome the deescalation steps on the Ukrainian border. ???????? shares with ???????? the same concerns about stability and territorial integrity. Support by international partners are proving to be effective.
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) April 23, 2021
Zalkaliani will also hold face-to-face meetings with the foreign ministers of Poland, Romania and Turkey during the visit.
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