Humanitarian parcels from Georgia to Ukraine to be delivered free of charge
Georgian citizens can apply to service centres of the postage company across the country to use the free service, which Guramishvili said was a continuation of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s decision to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgian Post will send humanitarian parcels from Georgia to Ukraine free of charge, to support the country’s population amid the ongoing Russian military aggression which began last week, Deputy Economy Minister Guram Guramishvili announced earlier today.
Citizens can apply to service centres of the postage company across the country to use the free service, which Guramishvili said was a continuation of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s decision to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
The Deputy Minister also said a cargo ferry, with Ukrainian citizens onboard and previously bound for the Ukrainian port of Chernomorsk, would return to Georgia's Black Sea port town of Poti “due to the force majeure circumstances.”
The ferry will be exempt from the docking and other fees, with the individuals onboard to be provided with accommodation in hotels free of charge after the ship’s arrival in Georgia.
Russia began its military assault on Ukraine last week, after President Putin’s announcement of the recognition of the independence of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk on February 21.
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Igor Dolgov, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Georgia, has thanked the Georgian government for the latter’s decision to send aid worth one million GEL ($315,000/€279,842) to the country amid Russia’s military invasion.
Georgia will allocate 1 million GEL ($315,457 /€279,842) from the government's reserve fund to assist the Ukrainian people affected by Russia's ongoing military invasion.
The ongoing military operations by the Russian troops in Ukraine are unacceptable and contrary to the principles of international law, Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said at the government meeting today, with the government head outlining his team’s initiatives for supporting Ukraine’s population under the circumstances.
The Georgian government will make sure citizens of Ukraine stranded in Georgia by the outbreak of conflict in their country are “taken care of”, Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili said on Monday.
Zurab Pololikashvili, a Georgian Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), has called on member states to consider suspending Russia from membership on Sunday, amid the country's ongoing military aggression against Ukraine.
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The Business Association of Georgia (BAG), which brings together hundreds of entrepreneurial groups in the country, transferred 100,000 GEL ($31,000/€28,000) through Georgia’s Red Cross Society in support of Ukraine on Wednesday.
Georgian national women’s foundation Taso has launched fundraising campaign to purchase clothing, food and other basic necessities for the Ukrainian women who have had to give birth in emergency shelters due to the ongoing war in the country.
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Georgia ranked first among 191 countries in its supply of 400 tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine as of April 1, the Georgian Economy Ministry said on Monday, citing the data of the national post of Ukraine.
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Georgian Post continues to send humanitarian parcels from Georgia to Ukraine free of charge in support of the country in face of the Russian invasion, the post office announced on Wednesday, following reports in the media about a discontinuation of the initiative.