Georgian PM wishes Ukraine “peace, end to destructive war”, reintegration of territories in Victory Day message
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday expressed support for Ukraine in his Victory Day message. Photo: Government press office
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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.
The PM made the remark after a question by a reporter on an interview by Ukrainian MP David Arakhamia for the Georgian Mtavari Arkhi channel on Sunday, in which he expressed confidence the ruling Georgian Dream party would be out of office following the 2024 Parliamentary elections in the country.
Garibashvili said it was “impossible to make any serious comments” on the interview, and instead highlighted his Government's support for Ukraine.
However, he also noted the interview was “another proof” pointing to Arakhamia’s alleged coordination with “domestic radical forces”, who he said had planned to organise a “coup” in Georgia, both before the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict last year and in its aftermath, with the goal of “returning the neo-fascist regime [of the former United National Government] to power”.
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.
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.
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.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gariabshvili, on Thursday, said in the turmoil stirred by the “irresponsible neo-fascists and radicals”, the challenges facing the world were forgotten.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday said the country’s “political and diplomatic support for Ukraine has been unequivocal”, noting the Georgian Government was “actively involved” with the international community in this regard.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday wished Ukraine peace, ending the ongoing war soon and reconciliation of the country, in his comments to the media after the European Political Community Summit in Chișinău.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine undermines “modern values and fundamental principles” of the rules-based international order, with Georgia “firmly standing” with “friendly nation” Ukraine and the “free world”, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Wednesday at a reception dedicated to the selection of Georgia as the focus country for this year’s Europalia arts festival.
Georgian Vice Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze on Thursday said Georgia “has been doing its utmost” to support Ukraine amid the ongoing war and wished the latter the “return of the peaceful days soon” and restoration of territorial integrity.