Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry : Georgia's Ambassador has not been recalled from Ukraine, but has just been summoned for consultations

Georgia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Teimuraz Sharashenidze has not been recalled from Ukraine, but has just been summoned for consultations, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued on Friday.

According to the statement, this is not an everyday thing, but it is a common practice in the diplomatic field. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry underlines that Kiev does not think this decision poses any threat to the relationship of the two friendly countries.

"We do not see any threat in this decision for the relations between our friendly states. We have many crossing points and common challenges.

At the same time, overcoming the epidemic and stabilizing the economy is a common task for everyone. This challenge by the Ukrainian government requires new approaches and non-standard solutions. Mikheil Saakashvili is a citizen of Ukraine, he has a great experience and significant achievements in the implementation of reforms, which is widely recognized in the world.

We call on our Georgian friends and partners to take into account the presented arguments and not to make bilateral relations dependent on the ongoing reforms in Ukraine.

Development of the Ukrainian-Georgian partnership is our people’s will and we will do our best to develop it in all respects,” the statement reads.