Georgian, Polish PMs unveil monument to former President Lech Kaczynski in Batumi
The Georgian PM told the public the unveiling of the monument was “to immortalise the name of a great friend of the Georgian people, the national hero of Georgia, President Lech Kaczynski”. Photo: Government of Georgia
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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.
In a meeting in the city between the two leaders, Garibashvili noted Georgians would “never forget” the “heroic actions” of Kaczynski during the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia.
The Georgian PM told the public the unveiling of the monument was “to immortalise the name of a great friend of the Georgian people, the national hero of Georgia, President Lech Kaczynski”.
The head of the Georgian Government noted Kaczynski’s “active support” for Georgia's European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations in his lifetime.
He vocally called on Western leaders to make bolder decisions regarding our country's European integration. [During the war] In August 2008, President Kaczynski arrived in Tbilisi to stand up for our sovereignty, our country and our people,” the PM said.
Today, during the worst events on the European continent, we all remember his warning to European leaders that if they did not resist the aggression against Georgia, in the future Ukraine and other countries would be targeted,” Garibashvili also added.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki spoke about the values of Kaczynski at the unveiling of the monument, and thanked his counterpart for honouring the memory of the late Polish politician.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.