US State Dept Counselor stands united with Ukraine and Georgia amid Russian aggression
The Georgian foreign minister also emphasised Georgia’s solidarity with Ukraine amid the conflict. Zalkaliani condemned the Kremlin’s ongoing invasion at the OSCE Reinforced Permanent Council Meeting yesterday. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Derek Chollet, the Counselor of the US Department of State, expressed his support for Ukraine and Georgia amid the invasion of the former and occupation of the latter by Russia, in a conversation with Georgian foreign minister David Zalkaliani.
Chollet spoke with the Georgian FM about Russia’s “premeditated, unprovoked and unjustified attack” against Ukraine, launched on Thursday, highlighting his government stood in support of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the two states.
In response, Zalkaliani expressed gratitude via Twitter “for the unwavering support to our sovereignty & territorial integrity”.
Grateful to our main strategic partner ???????? for the unwavering support to our sovereignty & territorial integrity. Unity & partnership are critical in this decisive moment for European security. ???????? stands in solidarity with ????????. @CounselorDOS #StandWithUkraine #RussiaInvadedUkraine https://t.co/eRkahZz5dO
— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) February 25, 2022
The minister’s tweet said “Unity & partnership are critical in this decisive moment for European security”. The Georgian foreign minister also emphasised Georgia’s solidarity with Ukraine amid the conflict. Zalkaliani condemned the Kremlin’s ongoing invasion at the OSCE Reinforced Permanent Council Meeting yesterday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared a state of war across the country yesterday, following the Kremlin’s decision to move Russian troops into the country’s internationally recognised borders, while the European Union declared the Ukrainian airspace a conflict zone.
The international community has condemned the invasion, expressing support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity with the European Union, United States and several other countries imposing various sanctions on Russia.
Georgian foreign minister David Zalkaliani condemned the Kremlin’s ongoing military invasion of Ukraine at the OSCE Reinforced Permanent Council Meeting yesterday, where he reiterated “full support” for Ukraine.
Georgian foreign minister David Zalkaliani has called Russia’s military action against Ukraine “totally intolerable,” calling on international partners to “give a strict response” to the violation of the international law and “ensure de-escalation” of the situation in the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has reaffirmed his support for the Ukrainian people and called for a diplomatic solution of the conflict following Russia's recognition of the independence of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The Georgian PM highlighted the role of diplomacy and negotiations in conflict resolution, saying "Georgians know the price of war very well."
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the country’s foreign minister David Zalkaliani have condemned the recognition of the independence of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday.
Georgia, along with 80 other countries, has co-sponsored the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution vetoed by Russia, the Georgian foreign ministry announced on Saturday, reiterating support for Ukraine "at all possible international platforms."
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.
Helga Maria Schmid, the Secretary General of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, on Thursday congratulated Georgia, Croatia and Slovenia on the 30th anniversary of their accession to the organisation.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Thursday hosted Derek Chollet, the Counselor of the United States Department of State, who is visiting Tbilisi on Wednesday and Thursday for consultations with Georgian partners about European security and democratic development.
Strategic partnership between Georgia and the United States and prospects for future cooperation were discussed on Thursday between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Derek Chollet, the Counselor of the US Department of State in Tbilisi.
The United States will use “all tools” to “one day” make Russia meet the conditions of the 2008 ceasefire agreement and respect Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, Michael Carpenter, the US Ambassador to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, told the Georgian Public Broadcaster on Friday.