President Margvelashvili: Georgia expecting more support from US

President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili said Georgia expected more support from the United States (US) as he hosted three American senators in Tbilisi earlier today.

Margvelashvili met senators John McCain, Amy Klobuchar and Lindsey Graham who travelled to Georgia on Sunday and held a number of visits and meetings.

Their meeting with the Georgian President involved discussion on strategic cooperation between the two countries, regional threats in the South Caucasus as well as topics of developing economic relations between Georgia and the US.

US senators photographed with Georgian officials and participants of the meeting hosted at the residence of President Giorgi Margvelashvili on Monday. Photo from the Administration of the President of Georgia's press office.

Margvelashvili thanked the visiting senators for their visit to Khurvaleti, a village near the administrative boundary line (ABL) separating the occupied breakway region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) from Georgian-controlled territory.

Senator McCain told reporters the meeting with Georgia's President had involved talks on defence cooperation and joint US-Georgia projects in the field. 

The American official also expressed his appreciation and gratitude to the Georgian service members serving in the Resolute Support international peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan.

Republican Party senator McCain of Arizona, Democratic Party senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Republican Party senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina travelled to Georgia following their visit to Ukraine.

The program of their visit also included a meeting with Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili as well as a visit to the Technology Park venue and the Joint Training and Evaluation Centre (JTEC), a joint NATO-Georgia defence training venue outside capital Tbilisi.