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Ukraine, Estonia, Poland Pledge Support

Georgia Materials 23 November 2006 15:24 (UTC +04:00)

(civil.ge) - Estonian and Ukrainian leaders, as well as Poland's Parliament speaker pledge their respective countries' support towards Georgia and its drive towards Euro-Atlantic integration.

Three officials are in Georgia to attend ceremonies marking 3rd anniversary of Rose Revolution and addressed the Georgian Parliament, reports Trend.

Ukraine will support Georgia's development and its Euro-Atlantic integration process… Kiev offers to Russia and Georgia its mediation to help ease tensions, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said.

Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves said that Estonia fully understands Georgia's concerns regarding pressure exerted by a neighboring country, as Estonia itself has also experienced similar problems in 90s.

The Estonian President said that he will urge the U.S. President Bush to support Georgia's NATO aspiration during talks in Tallinn on November 28.

It is in Poland's interest to help Georgia integrate into Euro-Atlantic structures… Russia should accept Georgia's democratic aspirations and should resume dialogue with Georgia. Confrontation will only harm the entire region, Poland's parliament speaker Marek Jurek said.

Georgian Parliamentary Chairperson Nino Burjanadze said that presence of these high-profile guests at the Rose Revolution anniversary means that we have reliable friends and our unity here means that we have met expectations of our people after the Rose Revolution.

But lots of things remain to be done, including our major task restoration of territorial integrity, she added.

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