Georgia marks Ukraine’s Day of Unity by lighting Tbilisi TV Tower, Batumi football stadium up in country’s national colours
Tbilisi City Hall said “solidarity and support to the Ukrainian people” would be its “message of support for the friendly Kyiv” with the gesture, as the Georgian government and public express support to the country amid political and military tensions at its border with Russia. Photo: 1tv.ge.
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Two Georgian landmarks, the iconic Tbilisi TV Tower and the brand-new football stadium in Batumi, were illuminated with the blue and yellow, the national colours of Ukraine, to mark the Day of Unity of Ukraine on Wednesday.
Тбіліська Телевежа у національних кольорах!
— UKR Embassy in GEO (@UKRinGEO) February 16, 2022
Єднаймося не лише сьогодні!
Єднаймося щодня!
Україна та Грузія - разом ! ????????????????????????????????????????????????
Ukraine and Georgia - together!#UAразом #StandWithUkraine#UnityDayUA pic.twitter.com/jD4VfUUK1o
Tbilisi City Hall said “solidarity and support to the Ukrainian people” would be its “message of support for the friendly Kyiv” with the gesture, as the Georgian government and public express support to the country amid political and military tensions at its border with Russia.
In the Black Sea coastline city of Batumi, the impressive facade of the recently unveiled football stadium was also lit up in the Ukrainian national flag colours to join the message.
Батумі. Стадіон
— UKR Embassy in GEO (@UKRinGEO) February 17, 2022
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The National Unity Day was marked in Ukraine on Wednesday, with the recently introduced occasion seeing citizens flying the national flag and singing the anthem, on the backdrop of a military build-up of Russian troops on the country’s eastern border over the recent months.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his gratitude to Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili for support on the Day of Unity of Ukraine celebrated today.
President Zurabishvili reaffirmed her support for Ukraine on twitter, pointing out that Ukraine's Day of Unity is "particularly significant" for Georgia, as both countries are facing the occupation of their territories.
Georgian foreign minister David Zalkaliani has condemned the Russian State Duma’s appeal to the country’s President Vladimir Putin yesterday to recognise the independence of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions, saying the move would “further aggravate the already difficult situation and jeopardise international agreements."
The Embassy of Georgia to Ukraine and the Georgian consulates in the Ukrainian cities of Odessa and Donetsk have switched to an emergency working mode due to a "high risk of further escalation in Ukraine," the Georgian foreign ministry announced earlier today.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili and Polish President Andrzej Duda have expressed their solidarity with Ukraine amid the Russian military buildup at its border at a joint press point yesterday evening. The officials highlighted that Russia's aggressive actions against Ukraine is a matter of concern for the international community.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, has said the Georgian government will make decisions to safeguard the country’s security, amid the raised tensions between Russia and Ukraine on the latter’s border.
Georgia marked 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations with Germany by lighting the iconic Tbilisi TV Tower in the colours of the German and Georgian national flags on the evening of April 13.
The German Embassy in Tbilisi said they were “pleased” about the sign of “close cooperation” between two countries.
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