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Kiev won’t reciprocate to Georgia’s move and recall ambassador after Saakashvili headed Ukraine’s reform body | Kiev won’t reciprocate to Georgia’s move and recall ambassador after Saakashvili headed Ukraine’s reform body |
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday described as a mistake the decision of the Georgian government to recall its ambassador. | Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday described as a mistake the decision of the Georgian government to recall its ambassador. |
Teimuraz Sharashenidze, Georgia’s envoy to Ukraine, was recalled from Kiev for consultations after Mikheil Saakashvili, the fugitive ex-president of Georgia, who faces embezzlement charges at home, was appointed the head of the executive committee of reforms in Ukraine. | |
Saakashvili is a citizen of Ukraine, Zelensky said, adding that the decision to appoint the former Georgian leader was “the inner policy” of Ukraine. | |
Kiev will not recall its ambassador from Tbilisi, Zelensky said, “because the relations between our countries [have existed] longer than any leadership of any country.” |