Parliament Vice Speaker: Georgia stands with Ukraine, expressing “strong international support”
Talakvadze underlined support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and its “struggle for freedom” in comments on the stance of the Government. Photo: 1tv.ge
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Georgia stands with Ukraine on the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of the country, and the Georgian Government has expressed its “strong support in all international formats”, Parliament Vice Speaker Archil Talakvadze said on Friday.
Talakvadze underlined support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and its “struggle for freedom” in comments on the stance of the Government.
Georgia stands with Ukraine. We expressed our strong support for Ukraine in all international formats, be it the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the International Criminal Court, the resolutions passed by the West and, of course, Georgia is part of all the major political and legal decisions that our Western partners adopt,” Talakvadze said.
The Parliament official noted Georgia’s political decisions, in terms of its positions on Ukraine, were “coordinated and in line with” the country’s international partners.
We understand that the principal desire of our most radical opposition is to somehow damage Georgia's image in the international arena, but I would like to address them that the lies with short-term effects will not hinder Georgia's progress and Georgia's cooperation with the West,” the Parliament Vice Speaker said in reference to the local political opposition’s criticism of the Government’s stance on Ukraine amid the war.
The United Nations resolution on Friday, as well as the Georgian Government’s position, “reaffirm” the country stands with the international community on the matter of support for Ukraine, Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said on Friday.
Georgia stands with the Ukrainian people and has taken a “firm stance” “wherever” political support has been needed, the ruling Georgian Dream party head Irakli Kobakhidze said on Thursday in an interview with Imedi TV.
Georgian President Salome Zourabishvili reaffirmed solidarity with Ukraine, saying Georgia supported the country in fight against Russian aggression on March 24, the day marking a month since Russia's initial attack on Ukraine.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili called on “all political groups” in the country to “stand with” the Government in a “common position” on the European Union membership of the state.
Ukrainian-language sections will be opened at Tbilisi-based educational venues for students from Ukraine who are having to stay in the capital during the conflict in their home country, Georgia’s Education Ministry announced on Friday.
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.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday signed decrees recalling Ukrainian ambassadors from Georgia and Morocco, citing their failure to obtain imposition of sanctions of Russia or supply of weapons to Ukraine amid the war as the cause for the moves.
Georgia is in full compliance with the financial sanctions imposed by the international community against Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said on Thursday.
The recall of the Ukrainian Ambassador of Georgia is a matter “up to Ukraine to decide” as the move has been made by the President of the country as a result of his dissatisfaction with the diplomat’s work, Irakli Kadagishvili, the Chairman of the Rules and Procedural Issues Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, said on Thursday.
The information on Russia creating smuggling channels for sanctioned products using Georgian territory is “provocation” and “false”, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party MP Gia Tsagareishvili said on Monday.
The Ministry of Finance of Georgia said on Monday the information on Russia creating smuggling channels for sanctioned products using Georgian territory was “a completely baseless and absurd accusation.”
The information on Russia creating smuggling channels for sanctioned products using Georgian territory is "completely absurd and insulting", the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party MP and Parliament Vice Speaker Giorgi Kakhiani said on Monday.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Thursday Georgia would not be used to circumvent sanctions imposed against Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine.
The Georgian Government and citizens of the country are “doing their utmost” to express solidarity with Ukraine and stand by the Ukrainian people amid the war, the Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Archil Talakvadze said Thursday at a discussion dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Georgian-Ukrainian diplomatic relations in Tbilisi.
The Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Archil Talakvadze, on Thursday called on a part of the domestic opposition to participate in the formats initiated by the ruling Georgian Dream party in the state legislature to address the priorities set by the European Commission in June for the country to receive the European Union candidate status by the end of this year.
Archil Talakvadze, the Vice-Speaker in the Georgian Parliament, said on Friday the Georgian Dream Government would “not allow any unrest in the country and prevent any attempts” by “radical opposition groups” to make changes in domestic politics with the help of street rallies, in comments to opposition leader Zurab Japaridze, who called for “large-scale disobedience campaign” against the Government on Thursday in a bid for early elections.
Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili on Monday condemned the latest Russian strikes across Ukraine as “an indiscriminate attack on civilians meant to destroy [and] instil fear”.
Speaker of the Georgian parliament Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said he was “appalled” by Russian “indiscriminate strikes” on civilian sites and innocent people in Kyiv and across Ukraine.
The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly passed on Thursday a resolution calling for protection of civilians amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, co-sponsored by 90 states including Georgia.