PM Kvirikashvili meets US Ambassador Kelly
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The United States (US) will help Georgia be a successful country.
These words were spoken by the US Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly as he met Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili today.
This was the first time the pair met after Kvirikashvili took the post of the Prime Minister on December 30, 2015.
US Ambassador Ian Kelly (left) and Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili meet at the Government Administration's building in Tbilisi on January 6, 2016. Photo by the PM's Press Office.
The pair spoke about deepening economic and political relations between Georgia and the US.
"We had a very good and cooperative relationship with the previous Prime Minister and we’re looking forward to continuing that deep and broad cooperation with Prime Minister Kvirikashvili,” the Ambassador said after the meeting.
"We had a great opportunity in the beginning of this new year to talk about the priorities of the Georgian Government in this critical year – it’s a very political year for both of our countries.
"And, of course, we talked about the ways we could be of assistance and where we can be most helpful in helping Georgia be successful.”
The US Embassador also said the US would be a supporter of Georgia’s territorial integrity and the country’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations.
Today’s meeting took place at the Government Administration’s Building in Tbilisi.
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