Georgian Foreign Minister, OSCE Chairman-in-Office discuss Ukraine war, deteriorating situation in Georgia’s occupied regions
The Georgian Foreign Minister briefed the OSCE Chairman-in-Office on the ongoing human rights abuses and the “dire” humanitarian situation in Russian-occupied regions of Georgia. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Russia's aggression against Ukraine and deteriorating security situation in the occupied regions of Georgia were discussed at the meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs David Zalkaliani and Zbigniew Rau, the Chairman-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday.
The Ministers reaffirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity at the meeting, held in the capital of Georgia. The importance of the support and strong position of international partners to Ukraine was noted, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia said.
"Georgia categorically condemns the ongoing, unprovoked and unjustified aggression by Russia against Ukraine, which grossly violates the norms of international law, including international humanitarian law, and undermines international order and the architecture of European security," Zalkaliani said.
Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Georgian Foreign Minister briefed the OSCE Chairman-in-Office on the ongoing human rights abuses and the “dire” humanitarian situation in Russian-occupied regions of Georgia.
The meeting also focused on bilateral relations and current directions of cooperation between Georgia and Poland, with the ministers stressing the close partnership between the two countries and the prospects for future partnership.
Zalkaliani expressed gratitude to Poland for supporting Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, noting the special importance of its support for Georgia's European and Euro-Atlantic integration.
The Georgian Foreign Minister shared information with his Polish counterpart on the steps taken by the country for European integration, including the implementation of the obligations under its 2014 Association Agreement with the European Union, as well as the formal bid for EU membership that was signed earlier this month.
David Zalkaliani, the Georgian Foreign Minister, has been invited to the meeting of foreign ministers of NATO member and allied states, with the event launching next week in Brussels.
The Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili will visit Brussels on Tuesday for a series of meetings with European leaders, the Parliament of Georgia has said.
Zbigniew Rau, the Chairman-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, will visit Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia for meetings with officials of the states starting today, the OSCE said.
Georgia marked the fifth anniversary of its visa-free travel agreement with the European Union on Monday. Five years ago on this day, the regulation lifting visa requirements for Georgians to travel to the EU and Schengen Area states entered into effect.
Georgia is a “strong supporter” of Ukraine in all international formats, Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said on Wednesday in a briefing with Zbigniew Rau, the Chairman-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Zbigniew Rau, the Chairman-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, has extended his gratitude to Georgian authorities and citizens for their support for Ukraine, noting the OSCE commended the country’s “unconditional” support for the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
The Chairman-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe has called on the Georgian political spectrum to work for more unity and more consolidation in the country, Nikoloz Samkharadze, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) MP who chairs the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Wednesday following his meeting with Zbigniew Rau.
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The ongoing hostilities in Ukraine and support for the country amid the Russian invasion, and the situation in the Black Sea region were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili and Zbigniew Rau, the Chairman-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Zbigniew Rau, the Chairman-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Poland’s Foreign Minister, along with Marek Szczygieł, the Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia, visited parts of the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) with Georgia’s Russian-occupied breakaway Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region on Wednesday.