President of Georgia

04/15/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/15/2021 11:40

Readout of the President’s Call with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine

15.04.2021

Readout of the President's Call with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine

President Salome Zourabichvili held a phone call today with H.E. Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine. During the call, President Zourabichvili expressed concern over the situation at the Russo-Ukrainian border and in Crimea, condemned the escalation of the situation, and expressed her solidarity with Ukraine. President Zourabichvili stressed the need for Ukraine to resist provocations and noted the necessity to move forward on Euro-Atlantic integration, which she called the 'only direction for our common security.' The sides stressed the importance of security on the Black Sea and the need to present joint goals of Georgia and Ukraine during upcoming high-level NATO and European Union meetings. The sides agreed to use the upcoming visit of President Zourabichvili to Ukraine as an opportunity to work on these issues.