US senators confirm their support for Georgia
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"Georgia is the only country in the neighborhood of Russia which pursues a clearly western policy and does it in a thoroughly reasonable and rational manner” Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said at a meeting held with Georgian PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili yesterday.
The senator from South Carolina said Georgia enjoys strong support from the US Senate, as has been demonstrated on numerous occasions both in its Resolutions and Consolidated Bills with supporting provisions and support for Georgia.
"Such support will be further intensified in the future,” Senator Graham added.
While holding the meeting with PM Kvirikashvili, Republican Senators Ron Johnson and Chris Murphy said Georgia has an important place in the agenda of the US Congress.
The senators said they value the progress Georgia has made in terms of stable development despite Russian aggression. They have also praised the country’s progressive efforts for becoming NATO member and once again assured PM Kvirikashvili that Georgia has a strong support from US Congress.
Another meeting by PM Kvirikashvili was held at the US Congress with the Congressman Peter Roskam, Chairman of Democratic Partnership of Congress also attended by David Price, Co-Chairman of Democratic Partnership of the Congress.
Members of Congress have reiterated a firm support of USA towards the Euro-Atlantic integration of Georgia.
Moreover, the congressmen view the peace initiative of the Government of Georgia - Step Towards Better Future "as efforts made in the right direction” and noted that it will facilitate the sharing of benefits coming from the European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Georgia.
The meeting was also focused on the prospects of deepening trade and economic relations between USA and Georgia, which is supported by the Congress.PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili and the ministers of economy, foreign affairs and defence are visiting the US until May 24.
The Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell and Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili have discussed bilateral relations at a meeting held at the US Department of State today.
Pompeo’s speech started with a declaration of support for Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. Pompeo sounded a clear and strong message to Russia to withdraw its forces from Georgia’s occupied regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
As Congressman Gerald Connolly said, Georgia is exemplary in the regions with its independence, political pluralism and democratic governance gained in a neighborhood where autocracy and authoritarianism have taken root frequently.
United State congressmen have sent a bipartisan letter to President Donald Trump asking to reiterate a firm, bipartisan support for Georgia, which they say is "one of our most reliable and steadfast regional partners”.
Georgia’s Economy Minister Dimitry Kumsishvili has offered the United States Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Louis Ross to open the US Regional Office of Commerce in Georgia, which would cover South Caucasus states as well as the countries of the region.
A US trade mission will visit Georgia to familiarise themselves with the local business environment, explore available opportunities and establish business ties with Georgian companies.
Topics discussed at the meeting were related to the upcoming NATO summit and the importance of asserting the progress achieved by Georgia.
The US-Georgia defence relationship is "important and blossoming,” said Robert S. Karem, the assistant secretary of defence for international security affairs at the second annual US-Georgia Strategic Partnership Conference. The top defence official hailed the US relationship with Georgia, saying it is an "incredibly important strategic partnership” with a nation that shares values and interests with the United States.
The resolution - Affirming United States support to the nations of Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova in their effort to retain political sovereignty and territorial integrity - has been co-sponsored by eight other congressmen from the Republican and Democratic parties.
The bi-partisan Georgia Support Act has been introduced to US Congress by Co-Chairmen of the Georgia Caucus Congressmen Ted Poe and Gerald Connolly on June 26. The legislation reasserts the United States’ support for Georgia’s sovereignty and opposition to the "forceful and illegal Russian invasion of Abkhazia and Tskhinivali region/South Ossetia."
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has stated in Washington today that Georgia has the firm support of the US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and this support has already been revealed many times.
Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze has left for the United States today to hold several official meetings at the White House.
US President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor John Bolton is scheduled to visit Georgia on 20 October, as he tweeted today.
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill which not only condemns the occupation of Georgian lands but also provides sanctions against those who violate human rights in the two Russian-occupied regions of Georgia – Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).