Ukrainian president thanks Georgian counterpart for solidarity, support
President Volodymyr Zelensky has responded to the Georgian president's statement on Twitter. Photo from Ukrinform.net
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked his Georgian counterpart Salome Zurabishvili for ‘a strong statement of solidarity and support’.
Zelensky has tweeted:
Thank you, @Zourabichvili_S, for a strong statement of solidarity & support for ????????. We're stronger with reliable partners. For our friendly countries of the Associated Trio, the ???????? future is unalterable. We're jointly preparing for the Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels.
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) December 8, 2021
Zelensky made his statement in response to Salome Zurabishvili who has reaffirmed her ‘full support to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine’ - a friend and an Association Trio partner of Georgia.
I express my solidarity and reaffirm my full support to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, our friend and Association Trio partner
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) December 8, 2021
We share a common past with the Ukrainian people and a common path of building a modern state looking toward European integration
Peace and stability is in everyone’s interest. I firmly believe Ukraine will withstand the existing tensions and threats and unwaveringly continue its path", she also said.
Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova - the three members of the European Union's Eastern Partnership (EaP) have established a new format of cooperation - the Associated Trio - aimed to further strengthen cooperation for common European goals and help the signatory countries rapidly integrate into the EU.
The parties will meet at the upcoming EaP summit in Brussels on December 15 to discuss the new agenda for reform, recovery and resilience.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibahsvili has received an official letter of invitation from top EU officials Charles Michel and Ursula von der Layen for the December 15 Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit in Brussels.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and discussed regional security issues. Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Georgia on July 19 to attend the 17th Batumi International Conference - Georgia's European Way.
The importance of the European Union's ongoing support for the Eastern Partnership states, and a "shared vision" of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine of their membership in the EU were among the messages in opening speeches of presidents Maia Sandu and Volodymyr Zelensky at this year's Batumi International Conference on Monday.
“The Associated Trio will work together on common interests for European integration, including the implementation of Association Agreements with the EU and the further development of the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative. Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova will work together to strengthen political and economic dialogue and sectoral integration with the EU,” the Georgian Foreign Ministry has reported.
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.