Ukrainian Parliament Speaker “very glad” “misunderstandings” between Ukrainian, Georgian authorities are over
The trip of the Georgian delegation “will let parliamentarians see with their own what is happening in Ukraine and will confirm friendly relations between the two countries”, Stefanchuk tweeted on Wednesday. Photo:Rada.gov.ua.
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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.
The two officials on Wednesday agreed Papuashvili’s visit to Ukraine, during which he will observe the sites of war crimes committed by Russian troops since their invasion.
The trip of the Georgian delegation “will let parliamentarians see with their own what is happening in Ukraine and will confirm friendly relations between the two countries”, Stefanchuk tweeted on Wednesday.
@shpapuashvili has confirmed his readiness to visit ????????. I am very glad that the small misunderstandings between ???????? and ???????? are over. This visit will let the parliamentarians of ???????? to see with their own ????️ what is happening in ???????? and will confirm our friendly relations!
— Ruslan Stefanchuk (@r_stefanchuk) April 13, 2022
The visit is to be organised in the coming days, the Georgian Parliament’s press office said.
In their online meeting, the Georgian and Ukrainian officials also agreed over the importance of advance exchange of information for avoiding “misunderstandings” between authorities of the two countries
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 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.
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.
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.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Wednesday he had offered the majority and opposition MPs to each select three delegates for a visit to Ukraine amid the war, but the opposition disagreed.
Papuashvili explained the opposition had requested the delegation to include one representative from each political party, which would create “logistic difficulties.”
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.
The Georgian Parliamentary delegation, led by Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and involving representatives of both the ruling party and Parliamentary opposition, departed for its official visit to Ukraine on Friday, the Georgian Public Broadcaster said.
The visit of the Georgian Parliamentary delegation to Ukraine will be an additional impetus and a new opportunity to further strengthen and deepen relations between the two countries, Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili said on Friday.
The Georgian parliamentary delegation, led by Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, arrived in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
The Georgian MPs departed for Ukraine on Friday and will meet with their Ukrainian counterparts on Saturday.