Zelenskyy recalls ambassadors from Georgia, Morocco citing failure of obtaining sanctions against Russia
The Ukrainian President also noted that he expected results from the work of Ukraine's ambassadors to South America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Africa in the near future. Photo: Reuters
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday signed decrees recalling Ukrainian ambassadors from Georgia and Morocco, citing their failure to obtain imposition of sanctions of Russia or supply of weapons to Ukraine amid the war as the cause for the moves.
If there are no weapons, no sanctions, no restrictions on Russian business, please look for another job. There are people who work with others to defend Ukraine and those who waste time trying to retain their positions,” Zelenskyy said.
The Ukrainian President also noted that he expected results from the work of Ukraine's ambassadors to South America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Africa in the near future.
On March 1, Zelenskyy recalled his Georgian Ambassador for consultations, citing the Georgian Government's refusal to allow volunteers in Georgia to take part in the war in Ukraine as the reason for the move.
Georgia is a “strong supporter” of Ukraine in all international formats, Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said on Wednesday in a briefing with Zbigniew Rau, the Chairman-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Oleksandr Shulga, the First Secretary of the Ukrainian Embassy for Economic Affairs, has expressed gratitude to all countries, including Georgia, that have welcomed and sheltered Ukrainian citizens since the outbreak of war in the country last month.
The war in Ukraine “must end as soon as possible”, and the “human tragedies we see in the 21st century must be stopped”, Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, said on Monday in a remote meeting with representatives of Georgian diaspora organisations in Ukraine.
Georgia stands with Ukraine on the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of the country, and the Georgian Government has expressed its “strong support in all international formats”, Parliament Vice Speaker Archil Talakvadze said on Friday.
The recall of the Ukrainian Ambassador of Georgia is a matter “up to Ukraine to decide” as the move has been made by the President of the country as a result of his dissatisfaction with the diplomat’s work, Irakli Kadagishvili, the Chairman of the Rules and Procedural Issues Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, said on Thursday.
The recall of the Ukrainian Ambassador from Georgia has nothing to do with relations between the two states, Giorgi Khelashvili, the First Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, said on Thursday.
The Ukrainian Government is in a state of war, but this still does not justify the steps which are an “insult” to the Georgian state, Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Thursday in response to the recall of the Ukrainian Ambassador in Georgia by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Many countries have failed to do as much for Ukraine as Georgia, Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani told an interview with TV Imedi on Friday, in response to the recall of the Ukrainian Ambassador in Georgia by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week.
Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, recalled Georgia’s efforts to assist his county, saying Georgia had “always” supported Ukraine and co-sponsored important resolutions.
In an interview with Georgia’s TV Imedi on Tuesday, Stefanchuk said he had watched the solidarity rallies for Ukraine held in various Georgian cities.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said President Salome Zourabichvili’s appearance at the Parliament with Andriy Kasyanov, the former charge d'affaires of Ukraine to Georgia, in March 2022 for her annual report, without notifying the body’s Speaker, had marked a “serious difference” between the positions of the Government and the President and was “disrespectful” to the country’s Constitution.