Polish PM: Georgian Prime Minister assured me Gov’t is doing its best to support Ukraine’s freedom, sovereignty
In the meeting hosted in Georgia’s Black Sea coast city of Batumi, Morawiecki acknowledged the occupation of 20 percent of the Georgian territory by Russia, and said the 2008 Russian-Georgian war meant Georgian citizens were best-placed to understand the plight of Ukrainians. Photo: Reuters
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Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili “has assured me” the Georgian Government is doing its best to stop the Russian aggression against Ukraine, uphold democratic values and support the freedom and sovereignty of the country, Mateusz Morawiecki, the Prime Minister of Poland, said on Thursday after his meeting with the Georgian counterpart.
There are rumours that Georgia is not fully involved in the sanctions [imposed on Russia], but the Prime Minister assured me that Georgia was doing everything possible to stop this aggression, uphold democratic values and support Ukraine and its freedom and sovereignty,” Morawiecki said.
In the meeting hosted in Georgia’s Black Sea coast city of Batumi, Morawiecki acknowledged the occupation of 20 percent of the Georgian territory by Russia, and said the 2008 Russian-Georgian war meant Georgian citizens were best-placed to understand the plight of Ukrainians.
Who will understand Ukraine better than Georgians, since [the regions of] Abkhazia and South Ossetia - this is the 20 percent [of the Georgian territory] currently occupied [by the Russian forces],” he said, adding the Russian aggression in Georgia in 2008 was “still felt”.
The previous Georgian Government did not impose sanctions on Russia following the 2008 war between the countries, only severing diplomatic relations with the occupier country, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili told reporters on Thursday in a briefing following a meeting with Polish colleague Mateusz Morawiecki.
Georgia's place is in the European Union and Poland supports the country on its path to European integration, Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday during his meeting with Georgian counterpart.
Poland is an outstanding friend and partner of Georgia, with which we have strategic cooperation and close relations in a number of areas, Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili said on Thursday, during his meeting with Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki.
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.
Georgian and Polish Prime Ministers opened a monument to former Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who died in 2010, in Georgia’s Black Sea city of Batumi on Thursday.
Security challenges created in the Black Sea region as a result of the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine, and the European Union membership bids submitted by the Associate Trio countries of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova, were discussed at a meeting of Georgian and Polish Prime Ministers on Thursday.
Unveiling my brother's monument is an example and proof that the connection and friendship between Georgia and Poland is "becoming stronger and closer", a letter from Jaroslaw Kaczynski said after the tribute to the late Polish President Lech Kaczynski was unveiled in Batumi on Thursday.
Polish Prime Minister’s visit of Georgia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine means that Georgia is a “really important partner” for Poland, Giorgi Khelashvili, the First Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, told Imedi TV on Friday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia has officially confirmed on Friday the death of two Georgian volunteers in combat action in Ukraine.
Giorgi Zakarashvili, the Ambassador of Georgia to Ukraine, said the Georgian side was “actively cooperating” with the relevant structures in Ukraine to ensure the transportation of the bodies of two Georgian volunteers who had died in war in Ukraine.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili expressed his condolences over the death of three Georgian citizens in Ukraine on Saturday.
The NATO summit starting this Thursday should “focus particularly” on the situation in Ukraine and Georgia, Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday during a meeting with his Romanian counterpart Klaus Iohannis.
Bodies of two Georgian volunteers, Gia Beriashvili and Davit Ratiani, killed in combat action in Ukraine, have been transferred to Georgia earlier today.