Mayor of besieged Mariupol thanks Georgian partners, Gov’t for support of Ukraine
He noted Georgia could host “assistance centres” for residents of Mariupol, following several rounds of evacuations from the Black Sea port city besieged by Russian troops. Photo: 1tv.ge
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Vadym Boichenko, the Mayor of Ukraine’s besieged city of Mariupol, on Wednesday extended his gratitude to Georgian partners and the Government for their support of the country following the Russian invasion.
I thank our partners in Georgia who have supported our nation since the first day of the war. I thank your [Georgian] Government for treating the Ukrainian people and the people of Mariupol in such a brotherly manner,” Boichenko said in an interview with the Georgian Public Broadcaster.
He noted Georgia could host “assistance centres” for residents of Mariupol, following several rounds of evacuations from the Black Sea port city besieged by Russian troops.
We have created centres [in Ukraine] where the residents of Mariupol are assisted in medical, humanitarian, and psychological terms. These are the centres that not only help these people, but also give them hope that we will return home. We can reconsider an opportunity to open such a centre in Georgia, so that the residents of Mariupol feel supported in Georgia as well,” the Mayor said in the interview.
Georgian Post continues to send humanitarian parcels from Georgia to Ukraine free of charge in support of the country in face of the Russian invasion, the post office announced on Wednesday, following reports in the media about a discontinuation of the initiative.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili, on Thursday featured in the high-level International Donors’ Conference for Ukraine that was attended by leaders of a number of countries to pledge “continued support” for Ukraine, the Government Administration said.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday said the high-level Donors’ Conference for Ukraine was “truly an outstanding event” that symbolised the international community’s “full solidarity” with Ukraine amid the Russian aggression.
Georgia’s contribution to international support for Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of the country is valued at $7 million, with the country continuing to provide assistance to more than 28,000 Ukrainians affected by the war and currently located in Georgia, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Thursday at the International Donors’ Conference for Ukraine in Poland.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday said that his Government was "doing its best" to help "Ukrainian friends" amid the Russian invasion.
American Hospital Tbilisi will provide medical services to Ukrainian refugees in Georgia with the support of the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the US Embassy to Georgia said on Wednesday.