Georgian parliament hosts Ukrainian children affected by war
The Georgian parliament on Friday hosted Ukrainian children affected by ongoing hostilities in their country. Photo: parliament of Georgia press office
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The Georgian parliament on Friday hosted more than 30 Ukrainian children affected by the ongoing conflict in their country, with MPs giving the young visitors souvenirs after guiding them through the institution and its museum.
Praising the “heroism and devotion” of the Ukrainian people, parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili said their struggle would not be in vain and “the aggression and the aggressor will be given an appropriate response”.
The Parliament of Georgia hosted Ukrainian children and families of those fighting for #Ukraine’s freedom. Support, encouragement, providing care and warmth - is the least we can do for them in time of their country being at war. pic.twitter.com/2rya47rbNY
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) November 4, 2022
I am glad that I can welcome you to the parliament and see your eyes bright with the joy that children of your age should have. Our nation has also gone through a number of hardships in recent decades and we also witnessed hostilities in our childhood”, Papuashvili told the children.
Beka Odisharia, the chairman of the diaspora and Caucasus affairs committee of the parliament and the author of the initiative, thanked Ukraine’s citizens for “doing a great work for the free world” in their resistance to the invasion.
He said the Georgian parliamentary delegation was the second to visit Bucha, Irpin, Kyiv and other regions of the war-torn country in the early days of the conflict.
The history of the Georgian people is a struggle for its independence as well. This is what unites us with the Ukrainian people”, the MP said.
Gia Volski, the vice speaker of parliament, told the visiting children Georgian authorities were “doing their utmost” to support Ukraine and its people in the difficult times.
The visiting group of Ukrainian children will also have an opportunity to travel to various destinations across Georgia over the next 10 days and learn about the country’s history, culture and monuments. They will also be hosted at the Mtatsminda park in capital Tbilisi.
The Georgian Government has supported Ukraine “at all international levels” and will continue to do so on the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of the country, Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili told a meeting of the Government on Monday.
Andriy Kasianov, the charge d'affaires of Ukraine in Georgia, on Friday thanked the Georgian government for extending its socioeconomic support programme for Ukrainian refugees stranded in the country by the war in their homeland, and welcomed the opening of an information centre for Ukrainian nationals at Tbilisi airport.
The Georgian health ministry on Wednesday said there was “no delay” in provision of the social assistance programme for Ukrainian nationals stranded in Georgia by the war in their home country, in response to a post published on social media on behalf of Ukrainian citizens in Georgia and claiming aid was not reaching them.
Georgia’s contribution to international support for Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of the country is valued at $7 million, with the country continuing to provide assistance to more than 28,000 Ukrainians affected by the war and currently located in Georgia, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Thursday at the International Donors’ Conference for Ukraine in Poland.
Ukrainian children affected by the ongoing conflict in their country will spend 10 days travelling across Georgia with the support of the Georgian parliament and government, Archil Talakvadze, the Georgian parliament vice speaker, said on Monday.
A group of Ukrainian children and their coaches from the Olympic School of the country’s southern city of Mykolaiv arrived in Georgia on Monday for a 10-day tour involving sports events, entertaining activities and recreation, in a solidarity move for helping citizens of the country defending itself from the ongoing Russian invasion.
The Georgian Government will provide a one-time financial aid to Ukrainian families with children who have been stranded in Georgia by the ongoing conflict in their country with the support of the United Nations Children's Fund.
Parliament of Georgia on Thursday hosted 46 students of music school from Ukraine's western city of Lviv, with Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, Vice Speaker Archil Talakvadze and MPs awarding the students with certificates and gifts, the legislative body said.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday said it was his Government's “duty” to provide “maximum” political and humanitarian support to Ukraine amid the latter’s ongoing war with Russia.