GD MP: Georgia condemns Russia's military aggression, expresses solidarity with Ukrainian people
Samkharadze also called on the international community to keep its support for Ukraine and respond “efficiently” to the Russian Federation for its gross violation of international law. Photo: Parliament of Georgia.
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Nikoloz Samkharadze, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) MP who chairs the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, on Tuesday reiterated the government’s position on condemning Russia's military aggression against Ukraine and expressing its solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
We condemn the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine and the recognition of the so-called ‘independence’ of the puppet regimes of Donetsk and Luhansk. The hostilities have already caused human casualties and continue to endanger the lives of civilians,” Samkharadze said.
Ukraine, stay strong!!! pic.twitter.com/jxcVeChbgF
— Nikoloz Samkharadze (@Samkharadze79) March 1, 2022
The Head of Foreign Affairs Committee stressed “such use of force is unacceptable in the 21st century, as it poses a serious threat to the stability of Europe and the Black Sea region, and grossly violates the universally recognized norms and principles of international law.”
Samkharadze also called on the international community to keep its support for Ukraine and respond “efficiently” to the Russian Federation for its gross violation of international law.
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 Georgian government’s restraint on joining international sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine are a result of a “careful” approach by the ruling party, Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said on Monday.
The “radical” section of political opposition in Georgia is seeking to serve its own interest in the local discourse around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Monday while responding to “misinformation and pointless campaigns” in the country about the government’s positions on the conflict.
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.
There is an attempt to get Georgia directly involved in the military conflict in Ukraine, which the government can not and will not allow, ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party Chairman Irakli Kobakhidze said on Tuesday, following the recent decision of the President of Ukraine to recall his Ambassador from Georgia.
Ukraine's recall of its ambassador from Georgia while his counterpart is "under fire in Kyiv" "raises questions", Gia Volsky, the First Deputy Chairman of the Georgian Parliament said on Tuesday.
Allowing volunteers from Georgia to fight in Ukraine would mean a direct involvement in the conflict, "which we will not do", the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) Party Chairman Irakli Kobakhidze said on Tuesday.
Georgia will continue to provide both political support and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine "within its capabilities", Ilia Darchiashvili, the Head of the Administration of the Government of Georgia, said on Tuesday.
Georgia's stance on the ongoing war in Ukraine is "absolutely clear" to the country's Western partners, Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said on Tuesday in an interview with TV Imedi.
Mikheil Sarjveladze, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party, has said the political opposition in Georgia has used “sincere protest” of citizens against the Russian aggression in Ukraine for “own service”, calling the developments “disappointing” on Wednesday.
The Georgian government will raise the matter of accelerating the question of its European Union aspirations, Nikoloz Samkharadze, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) MP who chairs the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Tuesday.
Georgia is among the 38 nations that made the referral for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to probe alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
The security challenges and the current political and economic situation in the Black Sea region were discussed at the meetings of the committees of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly on Tuesday in Yerevan, Armenia with the participation of the Permanent Delegation of the Parliament of Georgia.