Deputy US State Secretary: ‘Georgia continues to be an important ally in regional stability’
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani met with US Deputy State Secretary Andrea Thompson in Washington. Photo: Foreign Ministry press office.
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The US Deputy State Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Andrea Thompson says that Georgia continues to be a close partner of the US in regional stability and defence cooperation.
#Georgia continues to be an important ally in regional stability and defense cooperation. https://t.co/eKa3BBE0wn
— U/S of State Andrea Thompson (@UnderSecT) February 7, 2019
She made the statement yesterday, after her meeting with Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani in Washington.
Zalkaliani and Thompson praised the strategic cooperation between Georgia and the US and stated that the relations between the countries are at an all-time high,” the Georgian Foreign Ministry reported.
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