Georgian MFA: 200 Georgian citizens to be evacuated from Ukraine this week
Georgian diplomatic missions are organising transfer of citizens from Ukraine to neighbouring states, with a follow-up departure to Georgia, the Ministry also explained. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
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The process of organised return of Georgian citizens evacuated from Ukraine to their homeland is progressing in phases, the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday, along with updates on the number of returning nationals.
The foreign office said about 40 Georgian citizens had returned by land on Sunday, to be followed by 50 departing from Romania today. A departure of citizens from Poland is also planned this week, with 150 Georgian citizens expected to return via the country in total.
Georgian diplomatic missions are organising transfer of citizens from Ukraine to neighbouring states, with a follow-up departure to Georgia, the Ministry also explained.
On the instructions of the Government of Georgia, the Embassy of Georgia in Ukraine, the Consulate General in Odesa and the Consular Point in Lviv continue operating in emergency mode to assist Georgian citizens.
The Georgian Government has assisted about 1,600 citizens of the country in evacuations from Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
A humanitarian aid package for Ukraine has been collected throughout Georgia following a decision by the Prime Minister, with 100 tons of aid prepared to be dispatched to the country on the backdrop of Russia's invasion.
The security environment complicated by the ongoing war in Ukraine, and the political and humanitarian assistance to the country, were discussed by Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani and his Czech counterpart Jan Lipavsky in a phone call on Thursday.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani on Thursday condemned the bombing of a children's hospital in the besieged port of Mariupol in Ukraine.
The Georgian government has assisted about 1,500 citizens of the country in evacuations from Ukraine amid the war, the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.
The Georgian Government continues to assist its citizens evacuate from Ukraine, including in the process of their organised return to Georgia, the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.