Georgian PM, Ukrainian parliament speaker: political dialogue is at an all-time-high
Georgian PM (L|) met with Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Dmytro Razumkov in Kyiv earlier today. Photo: government of Georgia press office.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Dmytro Razumkov in Kyiv earlier today, where both officials noted that a ‘political dialogue between Georgia and Ukraine is at an all-time-high.’
Garibashvili and Razumkov said that the Georgian and Ukrainian state legislatures are cooperating successfully and expressed readiness to further strengthen the cooperation,” the Government of Georgia press office has reported.
Productive meeting w/ @DRazumkov. We agreed that after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding by ????????, ????????, &????????, it is of utmost importance to further strengthen our parliamentary cooperation within the trio, as well as between the trio & the European Parliament. pic.twitter.com/7NMgHLvvWY
— Irakli Garibashvili (@GharibashviliGe) August 22, 2021
Garibashvili met with Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal earlier today, while a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled later today.
Tomorrow, along with other foreign leaders, Garibashvili will participate in the Crimea Platform Forum, which was initiated by Zelensky to develop a vision to put an end to Russian occupation of Ukrainian territories.
Garibashvili said that the issue of Georgian Russian-occupied territories will also be raised at the forum.
A joint resolution is scheduled to be drafted during the forum.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has stated during his official visit to Ukraine that Russian actions in both Ukraine and Georgia ‘are alarming and are the issue of an international concern.’ After the meeting with Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal earlier today, Garibashvili said that at a Crimea platform forum tomorrow, which was initiated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the current situation in Ukrainian and Georgian occupied territories will be ‘once again evaluated’.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has already arrived in Ukraine, where he was welcomed by his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal, ambassadors of both countries and Ukrainian officials in Lviv. Garibashvili and Shmyhal have tweeted that they are waiting for a ‘productive discussion’ on defence, security, trade, economic and other issues.
During an official visit between August 21 and 23 Garibashvili will hold meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, PM Denys Shmyhal and Parliament Speaker Dmytro Razumkov.
Georgian and Ukrainian presidents have met in Kyiv earlier today and stated that the two countries have common, Euro-Atlantic goals, face common challenges from Russia and need to further strengthen economic and political ties. Both Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that their countries should work together for the Black sea security, with the support of the international community.
As part of his official visit to Ukraine, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has taken part in the Crimean Platform Summit today, which brings together the leaders of more than 40 countries. At the summit Garibashvili said that creating a Crimean platform provides an opportunity to talk about the 'atrocities committed by the occupation forces against our people'.
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