US provides $132 mln financial aid to Georgia
The US Congress has approved its defense spending bill for 2020 to the amount of $738 billion, which includes significant cooperation with Georgia. Photo: 1TV.ge.
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The United States has allocated $132 million to Georgia as financial aid, which is the largest amount in the US-Georgia relations, as the Georgian Foreign Ministry said.
The US President Donald Trump signed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act on December 20, banning the US government from financially helping countries that recognise the independence of Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions.
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available to support the Russian Federation occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia", it also reads.
Moreover, the US executive directors of international financial institutions shall be instructed "to use the voice and vote of the US" to oppose any assistance "for any program that violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia".
The US Congress has approved its defense spending bill for 2020 to the amount of $738 billion, which includes significant cooperation with Georgia.
Georgia and the United States will sign a three-year agreement in the autumn in the defence field, which will strengthen the country’s defence capabilities and speed up Georgia’s NATO integration, the Georgian Defence Ministry reports.
The United States (US) is allocating $20 million USD in defence assistance to Georgia, announced the US Department of Defence.
The United States government has allocated $ 12 million USD (26,938,853 GEL) to the professional development of Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has met with acting US Ambassador to Georgia Elisabeth Rood earlier today.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has responded to the current tension in the Middle East and stated that there is no alternative to peaceful negotiations and active diplomacy. “Any tension may cause huge problems both for security and economy,” Gakharia stated earlier today. He said that since the beginning of the tension between the US and Iran, Georgia has been in “close contact with international partners and we are closely observing the situation together.”
New US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan, who has 25 years of diplomatic experience, has been sworn in, the US Embassy to Georgia has reported earlier today, stating that ‘we are looking forward to [her] arrival in Georgia.” The swearing-in ceremony was attended by the US Under Secretary of State David Hale.
The Georgian Embassy to the US has sent kind wishes to new Ambassador of the US to Georgia Kelly Degnan, stating that they are looking forward to a new stage of strengthening partnership between the US and Georgia under her tenure.Degnan, who has 25 years of diplomatic experience, was sworn in at the US Department of State on January 17 which was attended by the Ambassador of Georgia to the US David Bakradze.
Georgian PM Giorgi Gakharia discussed current and future U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) projects in Georgia and the role of the DFC in promoting the development of the private sector in Georgia with DFC CEO Adam Boehler earlier today.
US President Donald Trump has signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 which includes $132,025,000 in financial aid for Georgia.
United States President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.7 trillion Government funding bill for the fiscal year 2023, with the legislation including $132,025,000 in assistance for Georgia, the White House said.