Georgia stands by UK: Tbilisi TV tower lit up in colours of British flag
British Ambassador to Georgia Justin McKenzie Smith has thanked Georgia in response. Photo: Sophie Katsarava/Twitter
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The Tbilisi TV tower has lit up with the colours of the British flag as a sign of support and solidarity with the United Kingdom in the fight against the new coronavirus.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani wrote on Twitter that “we will stand together and united in this difficult time”.
Tbilisi mast lit up in colours of the #UK flag to show solidarity with the country over the deadly outbreak of the novel coronavirus. We will stand together and united in this difficult time and will fight against and triumph over the pandemic pic.twitter.com/xwXzRwY2sa
— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) April 12, 2020
Georgian Ambassador to the UK Sophie Katsarava also tweeted that Georgian people stand by the UK "at these challenging times".
In response, British Ambassador to Georgia Justin McKenzie Smith has thanked Georgia for solidarity.
ძალიან დიდი მადლობა.
— Justin McKenzieSmith (@JustinMcKenzieS) April 12, 2020
Thank you very much ????????❤️????????@kakhakala @SophieKatsarava https://t.co/7gUOyWPeGQ
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