PM Garibashvili says Georgia “stands with Ukraine” in his UN address

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stressed support for Ukraine in his address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday. 

“Georgia stands with Ukraine. Since the start of the war, our government has provided substantial humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, including the allocation of more than 1000 tons of humanitarian aid. Georgia provides financial assistance and accommodation to over 32 000 Ukrainians currently residing in our country”. 

Garibashvili told the audience that the Georgian education system had enrolled more than 1500 Ukrainian students, many of whom receive general education in the Ukrainian language according to the standard Ukrainian curricula.

“We have sponsored, joined, or supported almost 400 resolutions, statements, joint statements and other initiatives made or proposed by all major international organizations and institutions in support of Ukraine, including being a main sponsor of the UNGA76 resolution on the humanitarian consequences of the Russian Federation against Ukraine”, said the PM. 

He stressed that the National Bank of Georgia and Georgian financial institutions “act fully in accordance with the financial sanctions imposed by the United States and others on the Russian Federation.”

“We have aligned with restrictive measures of the EU against Crimea and Sevastopol since 2014, and this year, with restrictive measures on Donetsk and Luhansk”, said the Georgian top official. 

He stressed that the Ukrainian conflict had shown “the wider Black Sea Security is at the forefront of the Euro-Atlantic Security agenda, and Georgia, as an indivisible part of the regional architecture, is ready to increase our contribution to common security”.