Georgian Parliament Speaker Kakha Kuchava pays official visit to Ukraine
As part of his official visit to Ukraine, Kakha Kuchava will take part in the ceremony in Babin Yar, Kyiv, to pay tribute to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust in Ukraine. Photo: 1TV.ge.
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Georgian Parliament Speaker Kakha Kuchava has left for Ukraine on an official visit today.
As part of his official visit to Ukraine, Kakha Kuchava will take part in the ceremony in Babin Yar, Kyiv, to pay tribute to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust in Ukraine.
2021 marks 80 years of the Babyn Yar massacre tragedy. Nearly 34,000 Jews were killed by the Nazis at the ravine of Babyn Yar.
Presidents of Israel and Germany, as well as Speakers of the parliaments of Austria, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Slovakia and Poland will also take part in the ceremony.
A total of 36 NGOs and opposition parties have called on Georgian Parliament Speaker Kakha Kuchava to break the silence on violence against opposition female MPs by the ruling Georgian Dream party’s MPs during an incident which took place at the parliament session on July 18.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Kakha Kuchava is paying his first official visit to Brussels in the role.
Georgian parliament has elected Kakha Kuchava, 42, as the new speaker of the state legislature, replacing Archil Talakvadze in the post. 86 MPs voted for Kuchava in the 150-member parliament, including opposition legislators from Citizens and European Socialists. Kuchava holds a MA degree in Corporate Law from Nottingham Trent University.
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.
Georgia and Austria are strengthening economic cooperation and deepening ties in the fields of trade and investment, digitization, communications and innovation, transport, energy, tourism, agriculture and the environment, the Ministry of Economy of Georgia has announced.