Papuashvili: Georgia would like to contribute to peace and stability  through joint efforts with Azerbaijan and Armenia

ArmInfo. Georgia would like to contribute to peace and stability through joint parliamentary efforts with Azerbaijan and Armenia, which is a necessary condition  for the development of our region.

Speaker of the Georgian Parliament  Shalva Papuashvili stated this in his welcoming speech at the annual  meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions of Georgia abroad. In  his speech, he spoke about the challenges in the world and the  region, the security situation and Georgia's foreign policy  priorities. According to him, 2022 was a difficult year at the  international level, and it was in this difficult situation that  Georgia had to take care of protecting its territorial integrity,  expanding partnerships and promoting peace, security and prosperity  in the region. "Georgia has provided significant political,  diplomatic and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and the Ukrainian  people. Despite often undeserved criticism, Georgia will continue to  stand on the bright side of freedom in the future and will continue  to lend a helping hand to Ukrainians fleeing war and destruction at  this difficult time. Along with large-scale war in Ukraine, there is  also no peace directly in our region. We would like to promote peace  and stability through joint parliamentary efforts with Azerbaijan and  Armenia, which is a necessary condition for the development of our  region," Shalva Papuashvili said, Georgian mass media reported. In  turn, the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili, during his  speech, recalled that the duty of any government is to protect the  interests, first of all, of its own country. "It was unpleasant for  us to hear the statements that we hear from representatives of the  Ukrainian authorities. However, I would like to note that since this  country and its government is at war, we do not want to make  unnecessary statements on this topic. Our main task is the protection  of our own national interests. I have repeatedly said, and we have  confirmed this with our policies and actions, that, of course, we  respect the sovereignty of all countries, but it is our country that  we love the most," the Georgian Prime Minister said, pointing out the great role of ambassadors in this matter.

"So that we can correctly convey our message to the capitals,  correctly represent the interests of our country and effectively deal  with the disinformation campaign that stems not only from our  country, but also from other countries. We are well aware that this  is an orchestrated attack on the interests of our country. Therefore,  this attack, this disinformation needs effective response," the Prime  Minister of Georgia said.