US continues to offer unwavering support to Georgia

A US State Department official is in Georgia to reinforce his unwavering support for the Caucasus nation.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Melia has arrived in Georgia for an official visit, which serves as a continuation of the earlier meetings between the two countries' Governments.

Melia held meetings with the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili, representatives of Georgian non-Governmental organisations (NGOs) and media representatives.

At his meeting with Prime Minister Garibashvili, Melia was thanked by the Georgian leader for offering continued support to Georgia. In return Melia said: "The United States will continue to support Georgia as a successful, stable and independent, democratic and economically strong country.

Meanwhile legal and practical issues related to the upcoming local self-government elections were the main topics discussion during Melia’s meeting with local NGOs.

The non-governmental sector was satisfied with the outcome of the meeting but underlined the fact that there was a need of reformation process in terms of regulations related to the elections.

An official dinner was held in Melia’s honour and was attended by the head of the Georgian Government's chancellery Nino Kobakhidze, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister and the US Ambassador to Georgia Richard Norland.