Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Batumi, Georgia. He will attend the 2021 Batumi International Conference together with European Council President Charles Michel and Moldovan President Maia Sandu.
Mr Zelensky will visit the occupation line, Khurcha village and Enguri bridge, said Deputy Foreign Minister Lasha Darsalia, adding that “Georgia and Ukraine face similar challenges. Both are fighting occupation, aggression stemming from Russia.”
Looking forward to a full day ahead in #Batumi, where I meet @Zourabichvili_S, @ZelenskyyUa and @eucopresident Michel as part of #BatumiConference2021 to discuss how we strengthen the trilateral cooperation among ??-??-?? & the future of #EaP. #StrongerTogether
— Maia Sandu (@sandumaiamd) July 19, 2021
Enhanced cooperation between the three associated partners of the European Union – Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova is the main topic of this year’s conference.
President Zelensky thanked Georgia for releasing Ukrainian sailors Vladimir Dyachenko and Yuri Khomich, arrested on November 28, 2020, on charges of illegal border crossing, before his arrival.
“This decision is in line with the spirit of the strategic partnership between Georgia and Ukraine,” he tweeted.
З листопада 2020-го ми працювали над звільненням українських яхтсменів Юрія Хомича й Володимира Дьяченка, затриманих у Грузії. Сьогодні Грузія звільнила їх з-за ґрат. Я вдячний грузинській стороні за це рішення, яке відповідає духу стратегічного партнерства між нашими країнами.
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 19, 2021
