Georgia stands by Spain: Tbilisi TV tower lit up in colors of Spanish flag
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani wrote on Twitter that Tbilisi is “in solidarity with its Spanish friends”. Photo: Manana Toqmajishvili/Facebook
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The Tbilisi TV tower lit up with the colors of the Spanish flag as a sign of support and solidarity with Spain in the fight against the new coronavirus.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani wrote on Twitter that Tbilisi is “in solidarity with its Spanish friends”.
In Solidarity w/Spanish friends Tbilisi mast lit up w/the color of ????????Por la solidaridad con ???????? la torre de televisión de Tbilisi se ilumina con los colores de la bandera española. Time to demonstrate compassion, support and commitment! @AranchaGlezLaya#EsteVirusLoParamosUnidos pic.twitter.com/7HWDSeP7Kw
— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) March 28, 2020
"We will win this battle together", Georgian Embassy to Spain also tweeted.
Por la solidaridad con España, la torre de televisión de Tbilisi se iluminó con los colores de la bandera española.
— Georgia in Spain (@GeorgiainSpain) March 28, 2020
Esta batalla la ganaremos unid@s!
???????????????????? Fuerza España!@MAECgob pic.twitter.com/8hx5ikm9Lx
Earlier, Tbilisi TV tower was lit up with the colors of the Italian flag as a sign of support and solidarity with the country.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has also expressed solidarity to the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and France via Twitter.
Top state officials from the UK and Spain have expressed their gratitude to Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili for her words of solidarity in these hard times due to the coronavirus.
US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan has praised the Georgian government for its ‘proactive steps’ to contain the spread of COVID-19 virus. “These are challenging times, and we are all trying to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe and healthy. We at the U.S. Embassy are particularly grateful for the pro-active efforts of the government of Georgia, including the NCDC, the PM, the president, almost every ministry, and parliament, doing their best to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus and minimize its impacts”, she said.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili wishes “a quick recovery” to Prince Charles, who has recently tested positive for the new coronavirus and is self-isolating in his home in Scotland.
The Tbilisi TV tower and other symbols of the Georgian capital lit up with the colors of the Italian flag as a sign of support and solidarity with Italy in the fight against the new coronavirus.
One more individual has tested positive for the new coronavirus in Georgia, bringing total confirmed cases to 91. Medical director of Tbilisi Hospital of Infectious Diseases Marina Ezugbaia said s/he had returned from England and was self-isolating until now.
Georgia has reported seven new cases of coronavirus earlier today, with the total number of confirmed cases standing at 98. 78 of the 98 are active cases, as 18 have recovered and two were foreign citizens who have already left the country.4,978 are under quarantine and 266 others in hospitals.
The Tbilisi TV tower has been lit up with the colours of the French flag as a sign of support and express solidarity with France in the fight against the new coronavirus.
The Tbilisi TV tower has lit up with the colours of the Armenian flag as a sign of support and solidarity with the neighbouring country in the fight against COVID-19.
The Tbilisi TV tower has been lit up in the colours of the Lebanese flag as a sign of solidarity with Lebanon after an explosion rocked the port of the capital city of Beirut on August 4, killing hundreds of people.
Tbilisi’s iconic TV tower will be reconstructed, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said yesterday.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has met with his Spanish counterpart Arancha Gonzalez Laya in Madrid earlier today to boost bilateral ties and discuss joint efforts against coronavirus and the post-pandemic period.