PM calls on the international community to do everything possible to stop hostilities in Ukraine
“I will not make any decision that will in any way harm the national interests of our country and our people,” he said, reminding the public of the events in the 1990s when authorities in Georgia made an ill-advised attempt to block a strategic railway crossing Georgia to effect an economic blockade of Russia. Photo: Government of Georgia.
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Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili has called on the international community to do everything possible to stop hostilities in Ukraine, in a statement following the beginning of Russia’s military action on Thursday.
Garibashvili reiterated attack and military action against a sovereign state was “absolutely unacceptable” and contrary to the principles of international law, adding the Georgian government was doing everything in its power to provide political and humanitarian support to Ukraine.
We experienced all this in 2008 when, unfortunately, the tragic events of August 2008 could not have been avoided - which, of course, you all remember, brought very serious consequences to our country,” he said while making an analogy of the current situation with the Russia-Georgia war.
The head of the government said there was no immediate threat to Georgia in the ongoing crisis, highlighting he held daily discussions with his Security Cabinet on the matter.
We must keep calm, focus on development, progress, prosperity within the country, and thus, continue with the country's progress calmly and firmly," Garibashvili said while also noting Georgia would not join the financial and economic sanctions placed on Russia by several countries, as doing so would hurt the country’s economy.
I will not make any decision that will in any way harm the national interests of our country and our people,” he said, reminding the public of the events in the 1990s when authorities in Georgia made an ill-advised attempt to block a strategic railway crossing Georgia to effect an economic blockade of Russia.
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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.
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 from the Georgian government is a “primary responsibility” and is being expressed “both in word and deed”, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party chairman Irakli Kobakhidze said on Tuesday.
The spring plenary session of the Georgian Parliament opened with the national anthem of Ukraine on Tuesday. The Speaker of the Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, addressed the deputies in a bid to pay respects to the victims of the Russian military aggression in Ukraine.
Iryna Vereshchuk, a Ukrainian deputy prime minister and minister for reconciliation of temporary occupied territories, on Thursday asked the Georgian government and authorities of Poland, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania to allow Crimean Tatars to cross into their countries to escape the recently announced partial military mobilisation by Russia for its ongoing war against Ukraine.
Ukrainian nationals living in Georgia joined Georgian citizens on Sunday in solidarity rallies in the capital Tbilisi and the Black Sea city of Batumi following the recent missile strikes on civilian areas of Ukraine by Russia, which killed 19 individuals and left dozens injured.