Georgian Vice Parliament Speaker says country “doing its utmost” to support Ukraine, wishes peace, territorial integrity
“There is a war in Ukraine, Russia has been carrying out military aggression on the territory of Ukraine against the territorial integrity and freedom of the country, therefore, it is very important that with the support of the whole West, Ukraine could protect its freedom, restore its territorial integrity and be a decision-maker for its own future”, Talakvadze noted. Photo via Parliament of Georgia
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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.
Commenting on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s statement, in which on Wednesday he said “by Ukraine’s victory over Russia, a number of countries, including Georgia, Moldova, Belarus and the countries of Caucasus region and Baltic will also be winning the war”, Talakvadze emphasised that as the Associated Trio countries, Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova shared the “common goals”.
He said the Associated Trio countries’ goal was to join the European Union and protect the European security architecture, adding "We welcome each country's progress on the path of European integration”.
There is a war in Ukraine, Russia has been carrying out military aggression on the territory of Ukraine against the territorial integrity and freedom of the country, therefore, it is very important that with the support of the whole West, Ukraine could protect its freedom, restore its territorial integrity and be a decision-maker for its own future”, Talakvadze noted.
He highlighted the “very long” friendship with Ukraine and said these relations would continue in the future too.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday pledged his country’s authorities would defend the sovereign interests of Ukraine, its independence and reintegration of occupied territories on the backdrop of Russia’s ongoing aggression against Kyiv, “on all international platforms” and “to the end”.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Friday participated in a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany to discuss the circumstances created by the ongoing war in Ukraine and the country’s needs in combating Russian offensives.
Georgia has “steadfastly” continued to support Ukraine in political, diplomatic and humanitarian directions since the beginning of Russia's full-scale military aggression against the country, the Georgian Government’s annual report on its work has said.
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.
Parliament of Georgia on Thursday hosted 46 students of music school from Ukraine's western city of Lviv, with Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, Vice Speaker Archil Talakvadze and MPs awarding the students with certificates and gifts, the legislative body said.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday highlighted his Government’s task to “save the country and protect the interests of the citizens” in the reality of changes in the rules-based international order and a “real” threat of nuclear conflict on the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Tuesday participated in a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany to discuss the circumstances created by the ongoing war in Ukraine and the needs for coordinated military assistance to Ukraine.