Georgia appoints new ambassador to Ukraine
Former Director of the Political Department of Georgian Foreign Ministry Giorgi Zakarashvili has been appointed as Georgia’s new Ambassador of Ukraine. Photo: denesmagazine.mk.
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Former Director of the Political Department of Georgian Foreign Ministry Giorgi Zakarashvili has been appointed as Georgia’s new Ambassador of Ukraine.
Zakarashvili was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Georgian Interests Section at the Embassy of the Swiss Confederation in Russia in 2016-2019 , while in 2007-2011 he held the position of Senior Advisor there.
Giorgi Zakarashvili was the Head of the Central Asian Relations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia In 2011-2012.
Zakarashvili worked in the Global Relations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia in 2007.
At various times Zakarashvili has worked at the CIS and Peaceful Caucasus Affairs State Bureau. He also worked at Tbilisi City Hall.
The Acting Ambassador of Georgia to Ukraine was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on October 1 over the issue of recently detained ex-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, who is a Ukrainian citizen.
The ministry demanded an explanation from the acting ambassador of Georgia why Saakashvili was detained in Georgia.
Former Georgian Ambassador to Ukraine Teimuraz Sharashenidze was recalled to Tbilisi last year after former President Mikheil Saakashvili became chair of the executive committee of the Ukrainian National Reforms Council.
Georgian Ambassador to Ukraine Teimuraz Sharashenidze, who was recalled to Tbilisi last year after former President Mikheil Saakashvili became chair of the executive committee of the Ukrainian National Reforms Council, will return to Kyiv.
Georgian Ambassador to Ukraine Teimuraz Sharashenidze has been recalled to Tbilisi for consultations as the former President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, who faces several convictions in Georgia, has been appointed chair of the executive committee of the Ukrainian National Reforms Council.
The Georgian Ambassador to Ukraine Teimuraz Sharashenidze came to the Georgian Foreign Ministry for consultations earlier today due to the appointment of Georgia’s convicted ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili as chair of the executive committee of the Ukrainian National Reforms Council.
Georgian Ambassador to Ukraine Teimuraz Sharashenidze, who was recalled from Ukraine to Georgia for consultations nearly four months ago, will return back to Ukraine when needed, Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani noted today.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Kakha Kuchava has stated that ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili cannot be a cause of discord between Georgia and Ukraine and called the two countries ‘brotherly nations and strategic partners.’ "We [Georgia and Ukraine] have many plans in terms of cooperation and [we have] a common enemy,” Kuchava said.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Kakha Kuchava says Georgia and Ukraine are destined for ‘a resolute partnership’ due to their similar history, challenges and interests. Kakha Kuchava who is on an official visit to Ukraine has met Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Kyiv.
The For Georgia opposition party founded by former PM Giorgi Gakharia earlier this year has called on the state legislature to adopt the Ukraine Support Act amid high tension at Ukraine’s borders due to the amassing of Russian troops.