Bakhtadze congratulates Zelensky on victory in presidential runoff

Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has congratulated Volodymyr Zelensky on his election as Ukraine’s new president.

"Congratulations to the newly elected President Volodymyr Zelensky! Georgia stands with Ukraine in its peaceful and democratic decision!" Bakhtadze wrote on his Twitter page.

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili also congratulated Zelensky.

"Congratulations to Volodymyr Zelensky for his election as Ukraine’s new President, and to the people of Ukraine for holding free and fair elections. I look forward to working with the new President and deepen our bilateral relations," she tweeted.