Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia recommends Embassy staff in Ukraine to evacuate their family members from Kyiv

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia is recommending the staff of the Embassy of Georgia in Ukraine to evacuate their family members from Kyiv, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia told InterpressNews.

The news agency asked Zalkaliani's office of whether the work of the Georgian Embassy in Kyiv would be restricted given the situation in Ukraine.

As the Ministry explained, the Georgian diplomatic mission in Ukraine continues to work.

"The head and staff of the Georgian diplomatic mission in Ukraine remain on the ground. Georgian diplomats were only advised to evacuate their family members to leave the country if they wished so," the agency said.

Yesterday Russia recognized the "independence" of the separatist regions of Ukraine - Donetsk and Luhansk. Due to the recent situation, a number of countries have stopped operating their own embassies in Kyiv and evacuated staff.