Candidate for FM: Gov’t supporting Ukraine “now and in future”
The candidate for FM also highlighted the Government’s support for Ukraine in international organisations amid the ongoing war. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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Ilia Darchiashvili, the candidate for the position of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, on Wednesday said the Georgian Government would support Ukraine “now and in the future”.
In his comments at a session of a committee in the Georgian legislative body, Darchiashvili said “everyone knows how honourably Georgia has acted in support of the Ukrainians” since the launch of the Russian invasion of the country in early 2022.
He also vowed that “this process will continue in the future”.
The candidate for FM also highlighted the Government’s support for Ukraine in international organisations amid the ongoing war.
The European Union and 48 states, including Georgia, on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest possible terms” North Korea’s export and Russia’s procurement of North Korean ballistic missiles, as well as Russia’s use of these missiles against Ukraine.
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.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday addressed the European Conference of Speakers of Parliaments in Dublin and said Georgia “has demonstrated solidarity with Ukraine not only in words, but also with strong political and diplomatic steps” amid Russia’s illegal military presence on the territory of Georgia.
Georgia voted on a United Nations General Assembly resolution on Wednesday to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, joining 140 other countries in the vote.
Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary General, on Wednesday welcomed Georgia’s humanitarian and financial aid to Ukraine amid the ongoing war in the country, as well as hosting “thousands of Ukrainian refugees” in Georgia.