PM highlights Georgia’s Ambassador remaining in under-fire Kyiv at end-of-year diplomatic conference
The Georgian PM on Monday praised the country’s diplomatic representation in Ukraine. Photo: Government press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday highlighted the move of the country’s Ambassador to Ukraine and his staff to keep their work in Kyiv following the Russian invasion of the country in February while diplomats of other countries were leaving the under-fire city, in comments to the annual Ambassadors Conference.
At the year-end event bringing heads of Georgian diplomatic missions abroad and foreign office employees together, the PM said the country’s representation in Ukraine had fulfilled its duties “with high dignity” amid Russia’s “unjustified aggression”.
In his comments the Government head also highlighted the importance of work of Georgian diplomatic service - “especially in a reality full of so many challenges” - and reiterated his Government's wish to see the Russia-Ukraine war end “as soon as possible”.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday highlighted the role of the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili in "dealing with external threats in accordance with the interests of the country" throughout the past year, in comments summing up the foreign policy efforts of the Government in 2022.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said the past year had been marked by the “very important, positive” event of the “success” of the country’s European integration, in comments at the Ambassadors Conference, an annual event bringing together heads of Georgian diplomatic missions and units of the foreign office.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday reaffirmed his Government's support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in its ongoing war with Russia, as well as for seeing an end to the war “in the shortest time possible”.
Ilia Darchiashvili, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, on Tuesday addressed diplomats in the country’s foreign service and highlighted the primacy of “national interest” in the Government’s work and the “cornerstone” objective of seeing Georgia join the European Union.
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