PM praises “never-before-seen” support for Ukraine, says sending aid should continue
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has praised “never-before-seen” support for Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, adding Georgia would continue to “express solidarity” with the country through continued humanitarian aid. Photo: Government of Georgia
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Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has praised “never-before-seen” support for Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, adding Georgia would continue to “express solidarity” with the country through continued humanitarian aid.
Every citizen, their life is very precious for me and for us. I do not want to repeat that we have [already] sent hundreds of tons of humanitarian aid. The support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people has been at a never-before-seen level. We need to continue this humanitarian process and express our solidarity in this way,” Garibashvili said.
On March 12, the Georgian Parliament handed over a humanitarian aid package to the Red Cross Society for forwarding the cargo to people in Ukraine affected by the war.
The aid came in addition to other packages sent since the start of the Russian invasion by state institutions, non-governmental entities, entrepreneurs and citizen groups in Georgia.
On March 18, Andrei Kasyanov, the Representative of the Embassy of Ukraine in Georgia, expressed his gratitude to citizens and authorities of Georgia for their humanitarian assistance.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday expressed his condolences to the families of the three Georgian volunteers killed in the ongoing military action in Ukraine.
The international community must do “its best” to end the war in Ukraine “as soon as possible”, Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili said on Monday.
A “vast majority” of Georgian citizens share views with the Government on steps taken to ensure national interests on the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Monday in comments to the survey by Georgian Opinion Research Business International (GORBI).
Andrei Kasyanov, the Representative of the Embassy of Ukraine in Georgia, on Friday expressed his gratitude to citizens and authorities of Georgia for their humanitarian assistance to Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
The main interest of the Government on the backdrop of the conflict in Ukraine is to protect the security of the country and its citizens, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Monday while also criticising the opposition for holding protests observed in “no other country”.
Georgia’s application for European Union membership and the ongoing war in Ukraine were discussed between Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a phone call on Tuesday.
A symbolic demonstration outside the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi honoured the memory of children killed in the ongoing war in Ukraine on Wednesday. Organisers of the action - five current and former reporters from Georgia - placed 145 shoes in front of the building in reference to the number of children who have become casualties in the conflict so far.