Head of gov’t administration:Georgia will continue to provide both political support and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine
Darchiashvili called the attempt of sending volunteers on a charter flight to Ukraine on Monday - organised by the United National Movement opposition party - "provocative". Photo: Administration of the Government of Georgia
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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.
Darchiashvili was responding to the "baffling" decision by the President of Ukraine to recall his ambassador from Georgia earlier during the day. The head of the government administration said the country would continue providing help to Ukraine despite the move.
The Georgian official added "supporting the Ukrainian people and maintaining peace and stability in the country" would continue to be the Georgian government's aim.
Darchiashvili called the attempt of sending volunteers on a charter flight to Ukraine on Monday - organised by the United National Movement opposition party - "provocative", adding the move would have been perceived as an indirect involvement of the country in the hostilities had the flight gone ahead.
Darchiashvili also highlighted the Ambassador of Georgia to Ukraine remained in Kyiv, and said the Embassy was one of the few remaining diplomatic offices that continued to work in the under-fire capital.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has refrained from commenting on the recall of the Ukrainian Ambassador to Georgia, adding the Georgian government would “always act in the interests of our country and our people” in its decisions.
The Government of Georgia intends to maintain peace in Georgia on the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while the opposition is “using the catastrophe” to come to power, ruling Georgian Dream party MP Sozar Subari said on Wednesday.
Igor Dolgov, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Georgia, has been spotted in Tbilisi after his recall by the Ukrainian Government earlier this month, with Rustavi 2 channel releasing a footage showing the official in the capital city on Monday.
Each Georgian diplomat will continue to serve the best interests of the country abroad “with usual determination”, the newly appointed Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili said on Monday in a briefing at the Government Administration.
Ilia Darchiashvili, the former Head of the Government Administration, has been appointed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced on Monday in a press briefing.
Ilia Darchiashvili, the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, met his deputies on the first day in office to stress the Ministry would keep its focus on fulfilment of strategic goals and objectives of Georgian foreign policy.