Georgian FM thanks Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba for welcoming message after appointment
The Georgian Minister stressed the necessity of a further strengthening of the friendship between the countries for achieving “common successes” and overcoming “challenges”. Photo: Government's Administration.
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The newly appointed Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili thanked his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba for “kind wishes” on the appointment on Monday.
The top Ukrainian diplomat tweeted he was “looking forward” to working with Darchiashvili to strengthen the strategic partnership between Ukraine and Georgia.
In his response, Darchiashvili reiterated Georgia’s support and solidarity with Ukrainian people in their defence of the country from the Russian invasion.
Thank you @DmytroKuleba for kind wishes. I'm confident, our fruitful coop will further strengthen friendship between ????????&???????? people in achieving common successes& overcoming challenges. Our strong support& solidarity with???????? people in the struggle for their country& values we share. https://t.co/1Tj8gx1KJQ
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) April 5, 2022
The Georgian Minister stressed the necessity of a further strengthening of the friendship between the countries for achieving “common successes” and overcoming “challenges”.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced on Monday Darchiashvili, the former Head of the Government Administration, had been appointed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Darchiashvili took over the work from David Zalkaliani, who has been appointed Georgia’s Ambassador to the United States.
Georgia-Azerbaijan strategic partnership and close cooperation between the two countries were discussed on Monday in a phone call between Georgia’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Monday he “looked forward” to working together with Ilia Darchiashvili, the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.
Each Georgian diplomat will continue to serve the best interests of the country abroad “with usual determination”, the newly appointed Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili said on Monday in a briefing at the Government Administration.
Ilia Darchiashvili, the former Head of the Government Administration, has been appointed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced on Monday in a press briefing.
The newly appointed Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili will visit Brussels between Wednesday and Friday to hold a series of high-level meetings at the European Union and NATO, the Georgian foreign office said on Tuesday.
Georgia's European Union integration agenda and its progress on the path were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Josep Borrell, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Josep Borrell, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, reaffirmed the Union’s “unwavering commitment'' to Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity during the meeting with Ilia Darchiashvili, the newly-appointed Georgian Foreign Minister, on Wednesday in Strasbourg.
The subject of Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations was discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Dutch counterpart Wopke Hoekstra.
The NATO-Georgia cooperation and the security environment in the Black Sea region were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Ilia Darchiashvili and the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg, the Georgian foreign office said.
Georgia’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili received messages of congratulation from foreign dignitaries on Thursday, with ministers, diplomats and heads of state agencies from Georgia’s partner states wishing the official success in the new position.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili will meet his counterparts from the European Union when he visits Brussels between Monday and Wednesday.
Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, the Georgian Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg and the country's Representative to the European Union, on Sunday said the meetings of Foreign Minister Darchiashvili with his European counterparts in Brussels would be "important for gaining the support that our country will need in the coming weeks".