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Ukrainian, Georgian defense ministers to maintain continuous contact

Georgia Materials 3 March 2014 16:31 (UTC +04:00)
The Defense Minister of Georgia Irakli Alasania had a phone conversation with the acting Ukrainian Defense Minister Igor Tenyukh.
Ukrainian, Georgian defense ministers to maintain continuous contact

Tbilisi, Georgia, March 3

By Nana Kirtzkhalia - Trend:

The Defense Minister of Georgia Irakli Alasania had a phone conversation with the acting Ukrainian Defense Minister Igor Tenyukh. The parties discussed the situation in Ukraine, the Georgian Defense Ministry said on March 3.

Alasania expressed hope that it will be possible to normalize the situation through peaceful means.

The parties also discussed the Georgian-Ukrainian strategic cooperation and prospects of its development.

The ministers of the two countries agreed to maintain a continuous contact.

As a result of protests in Ukraine, the country's President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted on Feb.22. The Verkhovna Rada (parliament) has approved the new composition of the parliament and is preparing to hold pre-term elections.

On Feb.26 several thousand people participating in two rallies gathered in front of Supreme Council of Crimea. After the escalation of the protest actions in Crimea, the Federation Council supported President Vladimir Putin's appeal regarding the use of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine pending "the normalization of the socio-political situation in that country".

Leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and the U.S., as well as chairman of the European Council and the chairman of the European Commission made a joint statement condemning Russia's position on Ukraine and canceled the preparations for the G8 summit in Sochi, scheduled for June 2014.

Translated by L.Z.

Edited by C.N.

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