Ukraine Charge d'affaires expresses gratitude to Georgian authorities for support
The Embassy “actively cooperates” with international organisations, as well as with the structures of the Government of Georgia, the Ukrainian diplomat said.Photo: Screenshot from Video.
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Andrey Kasyanov, the Temporarily Representative of the Embassy of Ukraine in Georgia, on Friday expressed his gratitude to authorities of Georgia for their support on international forums and for assistance to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war.
Kasyanov said 20,723 Ukrainian citizens were in Georgia in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, adding the nationals who had entered the territory of Georgia recently and contacted the Embassy were mostly from Mariupol, the city in southeastern Ukraine under siege by Russian troops.
The Embassy “actively cooperates” with international organisations, as well as with the structures of the Government of Georgia, the Ukrainian diplomat said.
Kasyanov added the Embassy staff had also arrived in the western Georgian city of Kutaisi on Sunday, and were expected to be also present in the Black Sea coastal city of Batumi, to support Ukrainian citizens on the territory of Georgia.
The Ukrainian diplomat acknowledged representatives of International organisations, Georgian citizens and companies continued to collect humanitarian aid for Ukraine amid the conflict.
Lasha Darsalia, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia, met with Andrei Kasianov, the Charge d'affaires of Ukraine in Georgia, to talk about the bilateral relations between two countries on Saturday.
Ukraine is very grateful to the Georgian people and the country for the solidarity and support shown in “this difficult time”, Andrei Kasyanov, the Charge d'affaires of Ukraine in Georgia, said on Monday.
Ukraine feels the support of the Georgian partners and the Georgian people like never before, Andrei Kasyanov, the Charge d'affaires of Ukraine in Georgia, said on Tuesday.
The Embassy of Georgia to Ukraine and the Georgian consulates in the Ukrainian cities of Odessa and Donetsk have switched to an emergency working mode due to a "high risk of further escalation in Ukraine," the Georgian foreign ministry announced earlier today.
Gia Tsagareishvili, an MP of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday accused Andriy Kasyanov, the charge d'affaires of Ukraine to Georgia, of making “provocative statements” over Tbilisi’s refusal to provide arms for Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia.
Andriy Kasyanov, the Ukrainian Charge D'affaires in Georgia, was on Wednesday summoned to the country’s foreign office for explanations over his recent interview that suggested a possible evacuation of Ukrainian citizens from Georgia due to possible “threats” from an “influx” of Russian nationals to the country.