PM to Polish counterpart: Georgian Government has supported Ukraine “at all political levels”
Garibashvili also thanked Poland for assistance in the evacuation of Georgian citizens from Ukraine, and in delivery of humanitarian aid sent by Georgia to Ukraine. photo: Government's Administration.
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The Georgian Government has supported Ukraine “at all political levels” and co-sponsored resolutions in aid of the country amid the Russian invasion, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili told his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki on Thursday.
In a meeting between the two leaders in Georgia’s Black Sea city of Batumi, Garibashvili introduced Morawiecki to the “active political and humanitarian assistance” provided by Georgia to Ukraine since the outbreak of the hostilities, the Government Administration said.
The position of the Georgian Government on Ukraine is “absolutely clear and understandable”, the Georgian PM said to his colleague, adding his team would continue to extend solidarity and “strongly support” the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country.
In examples of Georgia’s stance, Garibashvili named the Government’s support for the recently launched International Criminal Court investigation into war crimes committed in the conflict.
“Our common desire is for this war to end and for peace to be established in Ukraine”, Garibashvili said, adding Georgia had itself experienced a similar “great tragedy” during the Russian-Georgian war in 2008.
The head of the Georgian Government also noted the “clear” Polish support for the Ukrainian Government since the start of the armed conflict, and pointed to Morawiecki’s visit to Kyiv amid ongoing military actions.
Garibashvili also thanked Poland for assistance in the evacuation of Georgian citizens from Ukraine, and in delivery of humanitarian aid sent by Georgia to Ukraine.
The Georgian PM also highlighted the “symbolic” move of the unveiling of a monument of the former Polish President Lech Kaczynski - a “distinguished leader of Poland and Europe, and the great friend of Georgia” - in Batumi on Thursday, to coincide with Morawiecki’s visit.
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