Georgian Parliament: Speaker Papuashvili yet to receive invitation to visit Bucha
The Parliament responded to the information of the Ukrainian Embassy that Papuashvili had received the invitation to visit the city and observe the scenes of the war crimes. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili has yet to receive the invitation of his Ukrainian counterpart to visit the city of Bucha where invading Russian forces have been reported to have committed atrocities, the Press Service of the Parliament of Georgia said on Friday.
The Parliament responded to the information of the Ukrainian Embassy that Papuashvili had received the invitation to visit the city and observe the scenes of the war crimes.
Earlier on Friday, the Charge d'Affaires of Ukraine to Georgia, Andriy Kasyanov, said the invitation to visit Bucha had been sent to Papuashvili the day before.
The chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine addressed all parliamentarians to come to Bucha and see this crime firsthand. The relevant invitation was also received by the Speaker of the Parliament Shalva Papuashvili,” Kasyanov said.
On Wednesday, Georgia aligned with the European Union declaration condemning the atrocities committed by the Russian armed forces in a number of Ukrainian towns, including Bucha.
Georgia has been extending "clear and very active support" for Ukraine, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Friday in comments on the ongoing military actions in Ukraine.
Georgia will “never allow” any sanctioned cargo to be transported through its territory, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Friday, following accusations of Ukrainian authorities on Russia smuggling products using Georgian territory to evade sanctioned imposed on it for its invasion of Ukraine.
Georgia, along with 92 other countries, has supported the suspension of Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday.
Russia’s suspension from the human rights body was decided at the UN General Assembly over reports of “gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights” by Russian military forces in Ukraine.
Georgia has aligned with the European Union declaration condemning the atrocities committed by the Russian armed forces in a number of Ukrainian towns, including Bucha.
The declaration states that the Russian authorities are responsible for the committed atrocities and are subject to the international law of occupation.
Supporting Ukraine is a human and historical duty of the Georgian Government and the latter is intent on fulfilling it despite the “unfair and unfounded allegations” heard from Ukrainian authorities, Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, said on Friday.