US Congressmen, Georgian Parliament Speaker meet in Tbilisi
The US Congressmen Adam Kinzinger (R) is one of the initiators of the Georgia Support Act adopted by the US House of Representative last month. Photo: Parliament of Georgia press office
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The United States Congressmen Adam Kinzinger and Alex Mooney, who are visiting Georgia on November 5-9, met with the Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze today.
Speaker Talakvadze said they had “a positive meeting”, where they discussed strategic partnership between Georgia and the US.
NATO and EU integration, [Russian] occupation and territorial integrity of Georgia, democratic reforms and security are the issues on which we had a long and interesting discussion”, Talakvadze wrote on his Facebook page.
Talakvadze thanked the Congressmen for passing the bipartisan Georgia Support Act in the House of Representatives.
Photo: Parliament of Georgia press office
Kinzinger and Mooney said the United States continues its unwavering support for Georgia, its territorial integrity and sovereignty, as well as the country’s European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations.
Georgian Defence Minister Irakli Garibashvili says that NATO-Georgia relations can be explained in just four words: ‘be patient, but ready’. He said that “unlike the previous state leadership”, the Georgian Dream government “has never created false expectations” regarding Georgian membership in NATO.
NATO former Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller says that NATO is devoted to the decision made in 2008 in Bucharest and Georgia will definitely become a member of the alliance. She made the statement in a live address from Bucharest for Georgia Defence and Security Conference being held in Batumi.
US Congressman Adam Kinzinger, who came to Georgia late yesterday to attend the Georgia Defence and Security Conference (GDSC), says that the US Democrats and Republicans have disagreements on various issues but when it concerns Georgia, “we are unanimous.” He spoke about the security challenges coming from Russia during the conference, stating that the US is trying to help the European states “defeat the Russian energy blackmail.”
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