Parliament Speaker: Georgia’s support and solidarity with Ukraine “unwavering”
Papuashvili lamented the “dire” humanitarian situation in Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion, citing over 2,5 million people fleeing their homes since the outbreak of hostilities in the country. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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The Ukrainian people “continue to fight for freedom and independence with special unity, strength and courage”, and have Georgia’s “unwavering” support and solidarity in the cause, Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Monday.
Papuashvili lamented the “dire” humanitarian situation in Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion, citing over 2,5 million people fleeing their homes since the outbreak of hostilities in the country.
However, the most heartbreaking [part] is the human losses, the number of which is growing daily,Papuashvili pointed out before he asked MPs to observe a minute of silence in honour of the memory of the casualties of the invasion.
Georgia has stood and still stands with Ukraine and Ukrainians amid the ongoing war in the country, President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili said on Monday in her annual report to the Georgian Parliament.
The Georgian Parliament has handed over a humanitarian aid package to the Red Cross Society for forwarding the cargo to people in Ukraine affected by the war on the weekend.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili reaffirmed the Government’s support for Ukraine amid Russia’s military aggression in a letter to Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Chair of the Verkhovna Rada, on Saturday.
The methods used by Russia against the independence and sovereignty of Ukraine are the same it used against Georgia 14 years ago, Nikoloz Samkharadze, who chairs the Georgian Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Friday.
The Georgian Government’s stance on not imposing sanctions against Russia remains unchanged and “no one can change” it, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party head Irakli Kobakhidze said on Wednesday.
Georgia has always been a good partner in complying with international sanctions, Kelly Degnan, the United States Ambassador to Georgia, told journalists on Thursday.
Georgia "long ago" imposed the restrictions that different countries are now placing on Russia, Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili told reporters on Friday.
There has been “no communication” between the Georgian and Ukrainian authorities over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressing the Georgian Parliament, Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili told reporters on Friday, in response to the local opposition's initiative over the matter.
The Georgian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development on Friday issued a statement denying a media report on a Russian Air Force aircraft crossing Georgian airspace between Moscow and Yerevan.
The war in Ukraine “must end as soon as possible”, and the “human tragedies we see in the 21st century must be stopped”, Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, said on Monday in a remote meeting with representatives of Georgian diaspora organisations in Ukraine.