Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia has made an official statement on the developments in Kiev, on February 18. GHN offers the original version of the statement:

‘We strongly condemn the use of force and are deeply concerned with the tragic events that have developed in Kyiv, on February 18, claiming dozens of human lives. We express our condolences to the families of the victims, a Georgian citizen among them, and of those many more injured. It is with the great distress that we follow these processes, which are totally incompatible with democracy, fundamental human rights and European values.

We fully share the calls of the international community towards the Ukrainian Government on taking all the proper measures for parties to return to the dialogue and not to escalate the ongoing processes into large-scale civil confrontation.

Respecting people's choice and ensuring the right of self-expression is the responsibility of every authority and government. We once again express our solidarity to the Ukrainian people in this extremely grave moment. At the same time, we are strongly confident that resuming the peaceful dialogue is the only alternative to overcome the existing political crisis.’