Georgia “stands with Canadian people” amid wildfires - President
President Salome Zourabichvili wished “strength to the brave firefighters and authorities of Canada in their fight against the ongoing devastating wildfires”. Photo: President’s press office
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Salome Zourabichvili, the Georgian President, on Thursday said her country “stood by the Canadian people” amid devastating wildfires that have burned 3.8m hectares of land in the country since late April.
We wish strength to the brave firefighters and authorities of Canada in their fight against the ongoing devastating wildfires”, the President tweeted.
We wish strength to the brave firefighters and authorities of Canada in their fight against the ongoing devastating wildfires.
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) June 8, 2023
Georgia stands with the people of Canada in this difficult time.
An area 12 times the 10-year average for this time of year has been affected, official sources said, with millions in North America advised to wear masks due to severe air pollution caused by the fires that have already displaced thousands.
Much of the smoke is coming from Quebec, where 150 fires are burning and over
15,000 individuals are expected to be forced to evacuate in the province.
The fourth round of negotiations on the draft Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement was held between Georgia and Canada in Canada’s capital Ottawa, the economy ministry said on Saturday.
A team of Canadian photographers is on a visit to Georgia's various tourist sites to create photo albums about the country’s tourism potential as part of an international media project, the Georgian National Tourism Administration said on Saturday.
The joint Delegation of Canada to NATO on Friday said the country “strongly supported” Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration, including eventual membership in NATO.
Bilateral relations, security issues in the Black Sea region and Canada's support for Georgia were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly.