Tbilisi Mayor declines to comment on Ukrainian Ambassador recall, says government “will act in interests of country”
The GD General Secretary also spoke on the issue of the volunteers to Ukraine, stressing “[t]he interests of the [Georgian] state will always come first.” Photo: Tbilisi City Hall
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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.
Kaladze, who is also the General Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, was responding to the controversy around the recall of the Ambassador on Tuesday. President Volodymyr Zelensky cited the Georgian government's refusal to allow Georgian volunteers to take part in the conflict as the reason for the move.
In his comments on the subject, Kaladze said he “wishes peace to the Ukrainian people”, adding he would “make assessments [on political decisions] later.”
The GD General Secretary also spoke on the issue of the volunteers to Ukraine, stressing “[t]he interests of the [Georgian] state will always come first.”
Ruling party Chairman Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday called the ambassador's recall "unacceptable" and "unjustified" considering the measures taken by Georgia in its support of Ukraine over the recent days, pointing to the government's expression of solidarity to the country and “its position with effective steps” in all related areas.
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.
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.
Ukraine feels the support of the Georgian partners and the Georgian people like never before, Andrei Kasyanov, the Charge d'affaires of Ukraine in Georgia, said on Tuesday.
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.
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.
Ukraine has had and will continue to enjoy support from Georgia “in all international platforms”, Kakha Kaladze, the secretary general of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Thursday in comments on the recent visit of the defence minister Juansher Burchuladze to Brussels for participation in the United States-organised Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting.