Ruling party head: “illogical” steps of Ukrainian Gov’t “insult” to Georgia
Kobakhidze also noted the Georgian Government had kept up its support for Ukraine despite the steps he criticised from the Ukrainian counterparts. Photo: Press Service of Georgian Dream
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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.
Kobakhidze underlined Georgia’s support for Ukraine following the Russian invasion had been “unwavering” “on all international platforms”, pointing out “the steps we have seen from the Ukrainian authorities are even more illogical [with the Georgian support in mind].”
We understand that the [Ukrainian] Government is in a difficult situation, in a state of war, but this situation still does not justify the steps, which are an insult to the Georgian state. This is the only assessment we can make when there is no logical explanation for these steps,” the GD official said in an interview with the Georgian Public Broadcaster.
Kobakhidze also noted the Georgian Government had kept up its support for Ukraine despite the steps he criticised from the Ukrainian counterparts.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Decisions made by the Prime Minister of Georgia amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine are based on “certain information and evidence”, Minister of Justice of Georgia Rati Bregadze said on Sunday in an interview with Imedi TV.