US Secretary of State Pompeo to meet Georgian civil society in addition to state officials
The US Secretary of State has started his foreign trips from France earlier this week. He will be also visiting Turkey, Georgia, Israel, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. Pkoto: Secretary Pompeo/Twitter
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who will be travelling to Georgia on November 17-18, will hold meetings with representatives of Georgia’s ‘vibrant civil society’ along with senior government officials.
During the meeting with the civil society organisations Pompeo aims to hear their views on ‘the rule of law, on judicial independence, and an independent judiciary as part of the integral process, free adjudication of processes in the Georgian democracy, and respect for human and economic rights”.
A senior State Department official announced yesterday that the US is ‘committed to helping Georgia deepen its Euro-Atlantic ties and strengthen its democratic institutions and processes’.
The senior official also noted that ‘free and fair electoral processes are critical for democracy in Georgia and the people of Georgia are actively participating in that process’.
We’ll of course use this as an opportunity to reaffirm our support of Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders", the statement reads.
And once again, I would unequivocally note that we condemn Russia’s invasion in 2008 of the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which still remain occupied by Russia”, it then notes.
Secretary Pompeo, who is visiting a number of countries throughout the week, has tweeted ahead of his trip:
Heading back on the road. Looking forward to engaging with my counterparts on a number of issues, from promoting religious freedom to countering terrorism and Iran’s destabilizing behavior. First stop: Paris. pic.twitter.com/XYcQKuyKkq
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) November 14, 2020
Mike Pompeo will arrive to Georgia from Turkey. In Tbilisi he will meet with President Zurabishvili, Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani, 'to express our support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, to urge further progress in democratic reforms'.