US ambassador: United States appreciates Georgia's support for Ukraine in international forums
In her remarks over the matter, the ambassador underlined the United States “appreciated” the steps taken by Georgia to show support for Ukraine within its capability. Photo: US Embassy in Tbilisi
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Kelly Degnan, the United States ambassador to Georgia, on Thursday said the US “greatly appreciated” Georgia's support for Ukraine in international forums since the beginning of the ongoing Russian invasion of the country.
In an interview with Imedi TV, Degnan highlighted the “prompt action” of the Georgian National Bank in compliance with the financial sanctions imposed on Russia due to its invasion, and the “impressive” humanitarian assistance provided by Georgian citizens and the government.
Degnan noted the US had made it clear to Georgian authorities from the beginning of the conflict that it “fully understood” the special situation in which Georgia found itself amid the war in Ukraine, with 20 percent of its territory under the Russian occupation.
In her remarks over the matter, the ambassador underlined the United States “appreciated” the steps taken by Georgia to show support for Ukraine within its capability.
Degnan rejected allegations by some players in Georgia’s domestic politics that the United States wanted to “open a second front” of the ongoing conflict in Georgia by noting “The United States does not want and it is not in our interest for this war to spread to Georgia or any other country”.
The ambassador added “[W]e are doing everything we can to restore peace and end this war as quickly as possible”.
Georgia stands for Justice and with Ukraine with its contribution to the referral of the war crimes probe of Russia’s invasion of the country to the International Criminal Court, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.
Georgia voted on a United Nations General Assembly resolution on Wednesday to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, joining 140 other countries in the vote.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the United States Ambassador Kelly Degnan discussed the “clear and unambiguous” support for Ukraine by the Georgian government on the backdrop of the ongoing military invasion of the country by Russia, government administration said on Monday.
Support for Ukraine is unwavering and unity is the most important message to send to Russia amid its invasion of the country, US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan said after a meeting with Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, on Monday.
A majority of Georgian citizens believe the government and the parliament are doing enough to support Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, a new survey released on Friday by the US National Democratic Institute and CRRC Georgia said.
Diplomatic response to the sanctions, imposed by Ukraine on the family members of the former prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, is the prerogative of the Georgian government, Irakli Kobakhidze, the chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party said on Thursday.
Issues concerning the strategic partnership between Georgia and the United States were discussed on Monday in a meeting between the Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili and the United States ambassador to Georgia, Kelly Degnan.
Archil Talakvadze, the Georgian parliament’s vice speaker, on Monday said ensuring a “good relationship” between Georgia and its main strategic partner, the United States, was “especially important”.