Parliament Procedural Issues Committee Chair: Zelenskyy recalling Ambassador “up to Ukraine to decide”
Kadagishvili said Georgia had “clearly, firmly and proactively” supported Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty, and condemned the Russian aggression on “all international platforms”. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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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.
Kadagishvili was responding to the recall of the Ambassador on Thursday for the failure in obtaining Georgia’s imposition of sanctions against Russia following the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine starting last month.
Formally, we are dealing more with a situation when the President of Ukraine himself was dissatisfied with the work of his Ambassador. Therefore, it's entirely up to them to decide,” the ruling Georgian Dream party member said.
Kadagishvili said Georgia had “clearly, firmly and proactively” supported Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty, and condemned the Russian aggression on “all international platforms”.
He also pointed out the Georgian Government could not supply weapons - the other matter that determined Zelenskyy’s decision to recall diplomats from Georgia and Morocco - because “it does not have such weapons”.
The Georgian politician also pointed to the “selective” decisions by NATO and the United States on supplying arms to Ukraine to highlight the delicate question of such a decision.
Zelenskyy on Thursday signed decrees recalling 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.