Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Chair: Georgia “always” supports Ukraine, co-sponsors important resolutions
Stefanchuk said he had watched the solidarity rallies for Ukraine held in various Georgian cities. Photo: rada.gov.ua
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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.
“Georgia has always supported Ukraine. It has co-sponsored important resolutions. I watched the streams of the rallies held in Tbilisi and various other cities to support the Ukrainian people. I think it is most important that we feel the mutual support of our people,” he said.
Regarding the recent recall of the Ukrainian Ambassador to Georgia, Stefanchuk asserted the two countries would “definitely resolve the issues” based on “interests of our two nations.”
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.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday confirmed his readiness to visit Ukraine on invitation from his Ukrainian counterpart Ruslan Stefanchuk, with the trip aimed to support the country amid the Russian invasion.
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.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and his Ukrainian counterpart have agreed the upcoming visit of the Georgian official to Ukraine in an online meeting on Wednesday, with the trip to be organised in the coming days, the Georgian Parliament’s press office said.
Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Ukrainian Parliament Speaker, has welcomed the overcoming of “misunderstandings” between authorities of Ukraine and Georgia over their stances on the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine, as his Georgian counterpart Shalva Papuashvili is preparing to visit the country defending itself from the Russian invasion.
A delegation of eight Georgian MPs, led by Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, will reportedly pay a visit to Ukraine tomorrow, amid Russia’s ongoing military invasion of the country.
The Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili said on Friday the organisational questions related to the planned visit of a Georgian Parliamentary delegation to Ukraine were still being agreed on, but added he would welcome the opportunity to hold the trip this week.
The Georgian parliamentary delegation will leave for Ukraine today, Parliament Vice Speaker Archil Talakvadze said on Friday.
The opposition United National Movement party is “mobilised to plan certain provocations” during the visit of the Georgian Parliamentary delegation to Ukraine that is set to begin today, Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Gia Volski said on Friday.