PM Garibashvili: We support Ukraine politically at all international levels, will continue to do so

Ukrainian citizens currently in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi will receive services of a select group of sports centres, museum venues, theatre halls, libraries and art schools free of charge, Tbilisi City Hall announced earlier today.

Georgia not only joined, but also sponsored the United Nations resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Zalkaliani said on Thursday in reference to the UN General Assembly resolution demanding an immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of all Russian military forces.

The Georgian Foreign Minister Zalkaliani reacted to Georgia's voting on a resolution on Aggression Against Ukraine at the 11th special session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday with a message of support for the country under the ongoing Russian assault.

Georgia is among the 38 nations that made the referral for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to probe alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

Despite challenges and provocations, the Government will maintain “peace, security and stability” for our citizens and for the country, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili told Monday’s Government meeting.

The war in Ukraine is “categorically unacceptable” and we all pray that it will end as soon as possible, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili told Monday’s Government meeting.

Irakli Kadagishvili, the Chairman of the Rules and Procedural Issues Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, assessed Russia’s decision to open its market for Georgian dairy products as a “political provocation” on Monday.

The United National Movement (UNM) opposition party wants to see a repeat of the scenario of the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia, Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, said on Monday.

The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party Head Irakli Kobakhidze met on Monday with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Georgia Mark Clayton, the Press Service of the Parliament of Georgia reports.

Georgia has been providing large-scale humanitarian assistance to Ukraine since the start of hostilities in the country last month, while also extending support to Ukrainian citizens in Georgia.

Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs David Zalkaliani and US Senator Jeanne Shaheen reaffirmed their support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the wake of war in the country on Tuesday.

The importance of the joint efforts of the international community to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible was discussed by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen in a phone call on Monday.

The Georgian Government is doing everything to "alleviate the difficult moments" for the Ukrainian people under the ongoing invasion of the country by Russia, Vakhtang Gomelauri, the Interior Minister, told reporters on Wednesday.

Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze said the country’s Government and Prime Minister had designated it as the “stated policy” to “avoid all risks to the country”, with the official making the remark to local reporters after a sitting of the Parliamentary Confidence Group in a closed format today.

A Government meeting was held at the Government Administration on Monday to discuss eight issues.

The United Nations resolution on Friday, as well as the Georgian Government’s position, “reaffirm” the country stands with the international community on the matter of support for Ukraine, Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said on Friday.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili with his son and daughter on Wednesday visited the Tbilisi No. 41 Public School offering classes to 211 Ukrainian students in their native language.

Andriy Kasyanov, the Acting Ambassador of Ukraine to Georgia, on Thursday said his Government welcomed the statement by the Georgian Prime Minister on the “principled position” of his Government over not allowing the use of the territory of Georgia for circumventing international sanctions placed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

Andriy Kasyanov, a representative of the Ukrainian Embassy to Georgia, on Wednesday commented on assistance provided by Georgia to Ukraine and thanked the Georgian Government for its support amid the Russian invasion.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday highlighted Georgia’s “full solidarity” with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people since the outbreak of the war in the country, adding the support was evidenced by “appropriate political and diplomatic steps” in bilateral or multilateral formats.

Georgia has “strongly supported" Ukraine in political, diplomatic and humanitarian dimensions since the beginning of the military aggression of Russia on the country, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said in a report on the Government's activities, submitted to the Georgian Parliament on Wednesday.

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Tuesday reiterated support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and de-occupation strategy during her address at the second summit of the Crimea Platform, stressing “Crimea is Ukraine”.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday congratulated the Ukrainian nation on its Independence Day.

Georgian officials on Wednesday congratulated the Ukrainian nation on its Independence Day and vowed support for its sovereignty and territorial integrity amid the ongoing Russian invasion.

The Revenue Service of Georgia is hosting the children of customs officers of the State Customs Service of Ukraine with a holiday programme in the country, the state body announced on Wednesday.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Philip Reeker, the Senior Adviser of the United States Department of State for Caucasus Negotiations and the Geneva International Discussions, met in Tbilisi on Monday to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine, regional and global security challenges and the situation in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions, the Administration of the Government of Georgia said. 

Georgian parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday highlighted security risks Georgia faced on the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a country that had a part of its territory occupied.

Georgian parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Saturday, in an interview with the Georgian Public Broadcaster, announced that Ruslan Stefanchuk, the chair of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine had invited him to participate in the Crimean platform, to be held in Croatia on October 25.

Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili on Monday condemned the latest Russian strikes across Ukraine as “an indiscriminate attack on civilians meant to destroy [and] instil fear”.

Speaker of the Georgian parliament Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said he was “appalled” by Russian “indiscriminate strikes” on civilian sites and innocent people in Kyiv and across Ukraine.

Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili on Tuesday said Georgia and Romania had “extensive experience” of Russian imperial and Soviet policy and both countries knew “what aggression and occupation” meant.

Georgian minister of foreign affairs Ilia Darchiashvili on Thursday said his government was continuing its support for Ukraine in “political, diplomatic and humanitarian directions”, which he said had started with the launch of Russia's "full-scale military aggression" against the country.

Thea Tsulukiani, Georgia’s vice prime minister and minister of culture, sport and youth, on Friday said the decision of the security council of Ukraine to impose sanctions on family members of Georgia’s former prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili should be seen as “another attempt” to involve Georgia in hostilities amid the war in Ukraine.

Irakli Beraia, the chair of the Georgian parliament’s committee on defence and security, on Friday said Oleksiy Arestovych, the Ukrainian presidential adviser, was an “absolutely unreasonable person” whose statements “lack common sense and content”.

A Georgian parliamentary delegation chaired by speaker Shalva Papuashvili will attend the inaugural Crimea Platform Parliamentary Summit on Tuesday, with the event hosted in the Croatian capital of Zagreb due to Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine.

Speaker of the Georgian parliament Shalva Papuashvili on Tuesday told the first parliamentary summit of the International Crimea Platform his country’s support for Ukraine was “unconditional and timeless”.

The Georgian government on Tuesday said it was extending the assistance programme for Ukrainian nationals stranded in Georgia by the ongoing war in their country to May 1 next year.

The Georgian health ministry on Wednesday said there was “no delay” in provision of the social assistance programme for Ukrainian nationals stranded in Georgia by the war in their home country, in response to a post published on social media on behalf of Ukrainian citizens in Georgia and claiming aid was not reaching them. 

Andriy Kasianov, the charge d'affaires of Ukraine in Georgia, on Friday thanked the Georgian government for extending its socioeconomic support programme for Ukrainian refugees stranded in the country by the war in their homeland, and welcomed the opening of an information centre for Ukrainian nationals at Tbilisi airport.

The Georgian parliament on Friday hosted more than 30 Ukrainian children affected by the ongoing conflict in their country, with MPs giving the young visitors souvenirs after guiding them through the institution and its museum.

Ukrainian children affected by the ongoing conflict in their country will spend 10 days travelling across Georgia with the support of the Georgian parliament and government, Archil Talakvadze, the Georgian parliament vice speaker, said on Monday.

Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said representatives of the Ukrainian government had “openly campaigned” for involvement of Georgia in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine following the launch of the Russian invasion in February.

Georgia’s strategic partnership with the United States and the cooperation between the two countries were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between prime minister Irakli Garibashvili and general Christopher Cavoli, the commander of the United States European Command.

Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Thursday “once again” confirmed Georgia’s “unwavering” support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within the internationally recognised borders.

Revaz Javelidze, the Head of the Georgian Government Administration, on Friday said the country’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili had instructed the Ministry of Economy to purchase generators for providing them as aid to Ukraine “in the shortest terms possible”.

A group of Ukrainian children and their coaches from the Olympic School of the country’s southern city of Mykolaiv arrived in Georgia on Monday for a 10-day tour involving sports events, entertaining activities and recreation, in a solidarity move for helping citizens of the country defending itself from the ongoing Russian invasion.

Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Monday said his Government would send power generators to Ukraine as a form of aid by the end of the year.

The Georgian Government has sent 25 high-power generators to Ukraine by order of the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, the Economy Ministry announced on Wednesday, noting the Government continued to “actively” support Ukrainian people.

Igor Terekhov, the Mayor of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, and Maksym Kozytskyy, the Head of the Administration of the western city of Lviv, on Monday extended their gratitude to the Georgian Government for the latter’s delivery of power generators to Ukraine to help with uninterrupted operation of critical civilian infrastructure during the ongoing conflict.

Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko on Tuesday extended his gratitude to the Georgian Government for the recent delivery of power generators to Ukraine to help with uninterrupted operation of critical civilian infrastructure during the ongoing conflict in the country.

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said his country was “most supportive” to Ukraine, amid the latter’s defence from the Russian invasion, “considering the circumstances” related to the presence of Russian troops in Georgia’s occupied regions and a lack of “any international political or economic umbrella” protecting the country. 

Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday expressed “full solidarity” of the Georgian Government with the Ukrainian people amid the ongoing war in the country, while saying the Ukrainian Government’s stance towards its Georgian counterpart “prevented” the latter from “participating in official formats” in support of the country.

Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Friday vowed his support to Ukraine and its people as the ongoing war in the country entered its second year.

The Georgian Government has ruled to allow Ukrainian citizens to enter the country without visas and stay for two years, extending the standard one-year period.

The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly passed on Thursday a resolution calling for protection of civilians amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, co-sponsored by 90 states including Georgia.

Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the European Integration Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Monday said the country’s legislative delegation had arrived in Prague, the Czech Republic, to express Tbilisi’s support for Ukraine at the Second Parliamentary Summit of the Crimea Platform on Tuesday.