Ukrainian-language sections to open for students from country in Tbilisi
Minister Mikheil Chkhenkeli informed Andrei Kasyanov, the Chargé d'affaires of Ukraine in Georgia, about the decision in a meeting at the Education Ministry. Photo: Ministry of Education
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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.
Based on a decision of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, the sections will be opened with the involvement of the Embassy of Ukraine and the Georgian Ministry.
Minister Mikheil Chkhenkeli informed Andrei Kasyanov, the Chargé d'affaires of Ukraine in Georgia, about the decision in a meeting at the Education Ministry.
Kasyanov thanked the Government of Georgia and Chkhenkeli for their “great support” of Ukrainians in Georgia in comments following the announcement of the initiative.
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.
NATO-Georgia cooperation, the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine and the consequent deterioration of the security situation in the Eastern European region were discussed on Thursday during a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and NATO Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security David Cattler.
Georgian citizens evacuated from the under-fire Ukrainian city of Mariupol will be transported to Poland, the Georgian Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday.
It is “especially important” to support and assist Ukrainian families displaced by the war, Giorgi Tkemaladze, the Head of Tbilisi City Assembly, said at today’s meeting with parents of Ukrainian students recently enrolled in Georgian schools.
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.