Parliament official denounces “interference in internal affairs” of Georgia from Ukrainian MP
The remark came after a series of spats between Arakhamia and some other Ukrainian officials on the one hand, and Georgian Government officials on the other, on the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine and accusations of a lack of support from Georgia to Ukraine. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, on Monday condemned comments by David Arakhamia, a member of the ruling People's Servant party in the Ukrainian Rada, on Georgia’s domestic politics as a “violation and interference in the internal affairs” of the country.
Samkharadze’s reaction followed a comment by Arakhamia, a politician of Georgian descent, who on Sunday told the Georgian-based Mtavari Arkhi channel he was “sure” the ruling Georgian Dream party Government would no longer be in power after the 2024 Parliamentary elections.
The remark came after a series of spats between Arakhamia and some other Ukrainian officials on the one hand, and Georgian Government officials on the other, on the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine and accusations of a lack of support from Georgia to Ukraine.
In his response, Samkharadze said the Georgian Government was elected by the country’s citizens, who he noted had elected Georgian Dream in the past nine votes in the country.
I think Arakhamia has wrong ideas about the Georgian people. Talking about the elections on his part is a violation and interference in the internal affairs of Georgia. While Ukraine is involved in a very severe war and is repelling Russian military aggression, we will try to refrain from criticising Ukrainian Government officials”, he added.
Archil Talakvadze, the Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, on Monday slammed David Arakhamia, a member of the ruling People's Servant party in the Ukrainian Rada, by saying it was “sad” to see a high-ranking official of a country “in a severe war find time to make statements on Georgian internal political issues”.
Gia Volski, a ruling party MP and the vice speaker of the Georgian parliament, on Tuesday called on the United States and the European Union to “distance themselves” from statements from some Ukrainian government figures about the need to “see Georgia engage in war” amid the Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday said the “only interest” of “certain representatives” of the Ukrainian Government was to “somehow turn Georgia into a second front” amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine.
Archil Talakvadze, the Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, on Friday slammed David Arakhamia, a member of the ruling People's Servant party in the Ukrainian Rada of Georgian descent, for making “unfriendly” statements towards Georgia.
The Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday called on Ukrainian authorities to hand Zurab Adeishvili, the wanted former Prosecutor General and Justice Minister of Georgia, and Gia Lortkipanidze, the wanted former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, over to Georgia in response to comments by a Ukrainian official on domestic Georgian politics.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday wished Ukraine peace, an end to the conflict with Russia “soon” and reintegration of its territories in his Victory Day messages commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany by Allied forces in World War II.
Teona Akubardia, an opposition MP in the Georgian Parliament, on Tuesday called for “caution” in Ukrainian officials’ comments on Georgia’s internal politics for the purpose of “maintaining friendship” and “for the sake of a common struggle”, in response to remarks by Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who on Sunday said Georgia had “zero” chances of joining the European Union under the current Government.
Shalva Papuashvili, the Georgian Parliament Speaker, on Monday said Giorgi Lortkipanidze, the country’s former Deputy Interior Minister under the United National Movement Government who currently serves as the Deputy Head of the Ukrainian military intelligence, had been “exposed for the second time” in “organising an unrest” in Georgia.