Parliament Vice Speaker slams Ukrainian MP for “unfriendly” statements, vows support for Ukrainian people
In his remarks over the matter, the Parliament official stressed Arakhamia's statements were “unfriendly” and repeated the narrative of the opposition United National Movement party in Georgia. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Archil Talakvadze, the Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, on Friday slammed David Arakhamia, a member of the ruling People's Servant party in the Ukrainian Rada of Georgian descent, for making “unfriendly” statements towards Georgia.
Talakvadze was commenting on the statement of Arakhamia who on Thursday criticised the Georgian Government for statements made on the 14th anniversary of the 2008 Russian invasion in Georgia, by saying he expected the Georgian Government not to have the “courage to rebuke the aggressor”.
In his remarks over the matter, the Parliament official stressed Arakhamia's statements were “unfriendly” and repeated the narrative of the opposition United National Movement party in Georgia.
Since our friendly country, Ukraine, is at war with Russia, we have been refraining for all these months from assessing specific political figures in the Ukrainian Government like they actually deserve. As for David Arakhamia, these are unfriendly statements made by him towards Georgia”, Talakvadze said.
Talakvadze expressed his “astonishment” that Ukrainian politicians, including high ranking officials of the country’s Parliament, “find the time to interfere” in the internal political affairs of Georgia while their country was at war.
[I] want to tell him [David Arakhamia] that no Georgian has ever won a confrontation with Georgia. So once again we lend our support to Ukraine, Ukrainian people, the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine”, he concluded in his comments.
Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Chairman of the Committee on Human Rights of the Georgian Parliament, on Thursday slammed Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the Head of the Ukrainian President's Office, for making “unsubstantiated” allegations towards Georgian authorities.
The comments follow claims by representatives of Ukrainian authorities since the start of the Russian invasion of the country, who have alleged the Georgian Government facilitating use of Georgia's territory by Russian individuals and entities for bypassing Western sanctions imposed on Russia due to the invasion.
The claims by Ukrainian officials have not been accompanied by evidence of the violations, whereas their Georgian counterparts have rejected the claims in strong terms.
Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Chairman of the Committee on Human Rights of the Georgian Parliament, on Thursday slammed Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the Head of the Ukrainian President's Office, for making “unsubstantiated” allegations towards Georgian authorities.
Georgian Minister of Defence Juansher Burchuladze on Thursday said the “narrative” produced by the Ukrainian authorities towards the Georgian Government was “not correct”.
The 2022 Investment Climate Statements released by the United States Department of State on Thursday said the National Bank of Georgia and Georgian financial institutions were acting "fully in accordance" with the financial sanctions imposed by the United States and others on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine.
Kelly Degnan, the United States Ambassador to Georgia, on Tuesday said David Arakhamia, a member of the Ukrainian parliament, had not produced “any evidence” to support his allegations that the Georgian Government is involved in facilitating evasion of international sanctions placed on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine.
Archil Talakvadze, the Vice-Speaker in the Georgian Parliament, said on Friday the Georgian Dream Government would “not allow any unrest in the country and prevent any attempts” by “radical opposition groups” to make changes in domestic politics with the help of street rallies, in comments to opposition leader Zurab Japaridze, who called for “large-scale disobedience campaign” against the Government on Thursday in a bid for early elections.
Ruling Georgian Dream party chair Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday said the list of “candidates for sanctions on the Kremlin” for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, released recently by the Ukrainian Anti-corruption Agency and including GD founder and former Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili” and several of his relatives, was “absurd”.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday said the “only interest” of “certain representatives” of the Ukrainian Government was to “somehow turn Georgia into a second front” amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine.
Kakha Kaladze, the mayor of Tbilisi and the secretary general of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said it was “important to maintain peace and tranquillity” in the country and promote economic development, and stressed Georgia would “not open a second front” amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Gia Volski, a ruling party MP and the vice speaker of the Georgian parliament, on Tuesday called on the United States and the European Union to “distance themselves” from statements from some Ukrainian government figures about the need to “see Georgia engage in war” amid the Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory.
Archil Talakvadze, the Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, on Monday slammed David Arakhamia, a member of the ruling People's Servant party in the Ukrainian Rada, by saying it was “sad” to see a high-ranking official of a country “in a severe war find time to make statements on Georgian internal political issues”.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, on Monday condemned comments by David Arakhamia, a member of the ruling People's Servant party in the Ukrainian Rada, on Georgia’s domestic politics as a “violation and interference in the internal affairs” of the country.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's European Union Integration Committee, on Tuesday alleged a “propaganda” effort against the country in response to a statement by Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the Head of the Ukrainian President's Office, who on Sunday said Georgia had “no chance of becoming a member of the European Union”.