Parliament Speaker: military aid to Ukraine, opening second front are questions Georgia cannot take part in
In comments about the Government’s support for Ukraine “on all international platforms” and through humanitarian aid and refugee reception, Papuashvili also noted the issues it could not accept complaints about. Photo: 1tv.ge
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Providing military assistance to Ukraine and opening a second front in Georgia in the war are the two questions the Georgian Government cannot be expected to take part in, Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Thursday in an interview with the Georgian Public Broadcaster.
In comments about the Government’s support for Ukraine “on all international platforms” and through humanitarian aid and refugee reception, Papuashvili also noted the issues it could not accept complaints about.
We have a fairly clear and unequivocal stance on the sanctions [against Russia] - that they will not be bypassed [by using Georgian territory]. [T]here are two issues where Georgia cannot participate. This is military assistance [to Ukraine] and [opening] a second front [in Georgia for the conflict]. If there are any complaints about these two issues, we can confidently say that we will certainly not accept these complaints,” Papuashvili said.
The Parliament official also noted Georgia’s solidarity and support for Ukraine despite the risks associated with the ongoing presence of Russian troops in the occupied Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
Georgia and Moldova express solidarity with Ukraine without having a NATO security umbrella. We do not have an umbrella of the European Union’s economic solidarity, or security and support. Regular Russian troops are present in our countries in the form of the occupation. Nevertheless, we are in solidarity with Ukraine and support it,” he concluded.
Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Ukrainian Parliament Speaker, on Friday thanked speakers of parliaments of foreign countries, including his Georgian counterpart, who have visited Ukraine to express their support in the face of Russian aggression.
Andriy Kasyanov, the Acting Ambassador of Ukraine to Georgia, on Thursday said his Government welcomed the statement by the Georgian Prime Minister on the “principled position” of his Government over not allowing the use of the territory of Georgia for circumventing international sanctions placed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
The Georgian Government has a “principled position” on not allowing “any legal entity or individual” to use the territory of Georgia to circumvent international sanctions imposed against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Wednesday.
If the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili was in power today there would be a war in Georgia, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Wednesday.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Friday said comments by Oleksiy Arestovych, the Advisor to the Ukrainian President, on Georgian Government’s policies in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine were “unfortunate”.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday rejected the “absurd accusations and insults” about his Government’s stance on the Ukraine war from the Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych, saying the statements were “damaging relations” between the two nations.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Friday told the United States-based National Public Radio it was “important” the US offer “outspoken” support to Georgia and Moldova while offering help to Ukraine in its defence against the ongoing Russian invasion.
The Georgian Government would like to ask Ukrainian authorities to take a “responsible approach” to relations established between the nations, Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Monday following claims about alleged talks between Russia and Georgia over re-export of Russian goods to third countries.
Michael Carpenter, the United States Ambassador to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, on Monday said the Georgian Government behaved “very responsibly” in its stance toward its Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions amid calls for armed action over the territories on the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.