“We welcome the steps taken by the Ukrainian authorities to normalize relations,” stated Nikoloz Samkharadze, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Georgian Parliament.

According to Samkharadze, the Georgian authorities remain ready to maintain friendly, partnership-based, and strategic relations with Ukraine.

“It is important that relations between Georgia and Ukraine return to normal. We have always supported Ukraine, its territorial integrity and independence, and we have not changed our policy toward Ukraine at any point.  Therefore, we welcome the actions taken by the Ukrainian authorities to normalize relations. If the Ukrainian authorities are open to this, we wholeheartedly support that readiness,” he said.

On May 26, the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, expressed appreciation for the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship and Georgia’s chairmanship of the Forum for Security Co-operation for convening a special meeting in Vienna, thanking both countries for their leadership and support of international principles.

“I am personally grateful to my Swiss and Georgian counterparts, Ignacio Cassis and Maka Botchorishvili, for their leadership, and to all countries who clearly stood up today in defence of the UN Charter and Helsinki Principles,” Ukrainian FM posted on social media.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also congratulated Georgia on its Independence Day, expressing hope for mutually beneficial relations and reaffirming Ukraine’s readiness for closer cooperation.

“I congratulate Georgia and the Georgian people on their Independence Day. Our two nations share long-standing ties and a common understanding of the value of freedom and dignity. I wish Georgia peace, unity, strength, and prosperity. We count on a mutually beneficial relationship and Ukraine stands ready to move toward this,” Zelenskyy wrote on the X Platform.