"I can only express my respect to the ambassador of Ukraine," said the Vice-Speaker of the Parliament about Igor Dolgov, who left the Assembly in protest, when the Russian MP was addressing the audience.
It is difficult for "Georgian Dream " representatives to assess the action of the Ambassador of Ukraine. Tamar Chugoshvili just says that she personally respects Igor Dolgov.
"I know him very well and I have a good relationship with him. As for the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, this year it is held in Georgia and since there are Russian MPs there, it caused this unpleasant situation, "Chugoshvili said.
Chugoshvili called the nonsense allegations of the opposition accusing the government of engaging Ukraine as a strategic partner in the forum in which Russia participates.
"Ukraine is a member of this Parliamentary Assembly and it is not ruled out that once Ukraine will host this forum," Tamar Chugoshvili said.