
Ukraine and Georgia should use international platforms to protect common interests and counteract Russian aggression, says Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia at a meeting with Prime Minister of Ukraine
Ukraine and
Georgia, having had a long history of friendship and partnership, must use all
possible platforms, above all on international level, to protect shared
interests. Chairman
of the Georgian Parliament Irakli Kobakhidze
said during a meeting with Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr
Groysman. The
meeting was held within the framework of the official visit of the Head of
Government of Ukraine to Georgia.
The Speaker
of the Parliament of Georgia stressed that the official Tbilisi is steadfast in
protection of the territorial integrity of Ukraine and strongly condemns the
annexation of Crimea and aggression against Ukraine. This
geopolitical aspect is common to both countries.
“Our concern
is shared which is occupation of territories. Meanwhile,
we have chosen the same path - towards European integration and rapprochement
with NATO,” emphasized Irakli Kobakhidze,
“Therefore, today, I think we must use all available platforms, above all
international, to protect our common interests.”
The Head of
Government of Ukraine agreed with his interlocutor, adding that relations
between the two countries are of strategic importance. “This
is an essential basis for deepening partnership in the future,” said Volodymyr Groysman.
He told
that on his first day of the visit he had already had a series of high-level meetings
- with the President and Head of the Government of Georgia - which would result
in intensifying work along specific directions. It
pertains to cooperation in the political plane, the introduction of reforms and
the exchange of experience, as well as in economy. “We
are setting a challenge of doubling the trade turnover up to 1 billion dollars,”
urged Volodymyr Groysman.
He briefed
the Georgian party on the progress of reforms in Ukraine, on the agenda of the
Government for 2018. “We
have opened up opportunities for change and will prolong our advancement along
this path,” the Head of Government of Ukraine summed up.