Secretary Pompeo: 'Thrilled to be in Tbilisi'
During his visit MIke Pompeo will meet with President Zurabishvili, Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani and Patriarch Ilia II. Photo: David Zalkaliani/Facebook
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"Thrilled to be in Tbilisi", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote on Twitter after arriving in Georgia earlier today.
Thrilled to be in Tbilisi. The United States and Georgia have a strong relationship built upon our shared commitment to freedom and independence. We are committed to helping Georgia deepen its Euro-Atlantic ties and strengthen its democratic institutions. pic.twitter.com/7F9hacSLzl
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) November 17, 2020
Secretary Pompeo will be holding meetings with senior government officials and civil society tomorrow.
The US Embassy also wrote on Facebook that they they ‘are happy to welcome Secretary Pompeo to beautiful Tbilisi’.
The Secretary is here to reaffirm the United States' strong support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity and to reinforce the commitment to our shared values of freedom and democracy”, the embassy wrote.
It further added that Secretary Pompeo ‘will discuss efforts to strengthen Georgia's democratic institutions and emphasise the importance of free and fair elections’.
US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan welcomed Mike Pompeo at Tbilisi International Airport together with Georgian Ambassador to US David Bakradze and Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani.
Delighted 2 welcome @SecPompeo to ????????. Expecting this historic visit to upgrade ????????-???????? long-established line of cooperation & #StrategicPartnership 2 t/new level & lay foundation for new opportunities for our countries! @StateDept @usingeo pic.twitter.com/kmWDSzCQKu
— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) November 17, 2020
The Georgian Foreign Ministry has stated earlier today that the visit of US State Secretary Mike Pompeo to Georgia ‘once again points to the firmness of the US-Georgia strategic partnership and reaffirms the commitment of the two countries to strengthen their cooperation.’
The Georgian Foreign Ministry says that the visit of US State Secretary Mike Pompeo to Georgia later today ‘once again points to the firmness of the US-Georgia strategic partnership and reaffirms the commitment of the two countries to strengthen their cooperation.’ The ministry stated earlier today that the visit is yet more evidence that the United States ‘remains strongly committed to supporting Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity’, as well as the country’s ‘continuous democratic development and European and Euro-Atlantic integration’.
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.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili welcomes the upcoming visit of the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo next week. Zurabishvili wrote on Twitter that the support from the US as ‘a strategic partner’ is important for the ‘democratic development and for peace and stability in the region’.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Georgia on November 17-18, the Georgian Foreign Ministry stated earlier today. The ministry says that the visit ‘once again points to the firmness of the US-Georgia strategic partnership and reaffirms the commitment of the two countries to further strengthen ties.’ The ministry stated that meetings with top Georgian officials will focus on the priorities under the United States-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership.
US State Secretary Mike Pompeo has met with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili in Tbilisi earlier today, where he reaffirmed US commitment to Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity and commended the country for its ‘significant contributions’ to the fight against global terrorism, the US Embassy to Georgia has reported. The meeting took place in the Orbeliani presidential palace in central Tbilisi.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani says that the visit of US State Secretary Mike Pompeo in Georgia is ‘very important which will bring substantial results.’
US State Secretary Mike Pompeo has completed his visit to Georgia following meetings with Georgian Patriarch Ilia II and civil society representatives.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and US State Secretary Mike Pompeo met earlier today in Tbilisi, where Gakharia told Pompeo that “it is the moment to further strengthen US-Georgia cooperation and partnership and US representation in the region.”During the meeting at the administration building of the government of Georgia in central Tbilisi Gakharia called Pompeo and the US ‘real friends and allies.’
Opposition parties which have refused to enter the parliament following the October 31 elections have held a rally in the centre of Tbilisi amid US State Secretary Mike Pompeo’s visit to Georgia earlier today.
United States Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan said in a video address earlier today that the embassy was ‘proud to welcome’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Georgia. She said Secretary and Mrs. Pompeo’s visit is 'a reaffirmation of the close, strategic partnership between the United States and Georgia'.