“Devastating war” waged by Russia against Ukraine “completely unjustified” - Georgian PM
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili responded to the first anniversary of the ongoing Russia Ukraine-conflict. Photo: Government press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday responded to the first anniversary of the ongoing Russia Ukraine-conflict by saying the “devastating war waged by Russia against Ukraine” was “completely unfair”.
Speaking to the media in the Turkish city of Antakya, the PM said his discussion with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday had reviewed the conflict and its consequences for the South Caucasus region and the whole world.
Pointing to the importance of a “long-lasting peace”, the PM highlighted “all world leaders” should be “engaged in preventing wars”, and stressed his Government had been ensuring aid to the Ukrainian “brothers and sisters” since the outbreak of hostilities in their country last year.
He noted Georgia’s welcoming of Ukrainian refugees and provision of “all necessary assistance” to them by the country’s authorities, as well as humanitarian aid sent to Ukraine and the Georgian Government’s co-sponsoring or joining of more than 400 international resolutions in support of Kyiv over the past year.
The PM also highlighted Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili’s involvement in the 11th emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, where the FM voted on a resolution in support of Ukraine that had been co-sponsored by Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday highlighted the support his Government had provided to Ukraine following the Russian invasion, in response to the criticism from President Salome Zourabichvili, who on Friday said the Government had “isolated itself and is trying to justify a supposedly balanced position”.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday reaffirmed his Government’s support for Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, and pledged to vote for a corresponding resolution, in his address to the 11th emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said Russia's aggression against Georgia in 2008 and in Ukraine in 2014 and again this year were “part of one, large-scale aggression”, in comments on the 14th anniversary of 2008 conflict.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Friday highlighted the “courage, endurance and heroism” of the Ukrainian people on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of the country, in a letter to his Ukrainian counterpart Ruslan Stefanchuk.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday highlighted his Government’s steps for “ensuring peace, stability and high economic growth in the country” on the backdrop of challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
Cooperation between Georgia and Latvia was discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Irakli Kurashvili, the country’s newly appointed Ambassador to Latvia.
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to approve a resolution calling on Russia to “immediately, completely and unconditionally” withdraw all of its military forces from the Ukrainian territory, with Georgia among 141 countries voting in favour.