Georgian FM: Pompeo’s visit is of top importance, will bring substantial results
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani stated that the meeting with Pompeo also concerned US-Georgia future cooperation for the coronavirus vaccine. Photo: Foreign Ministry press office.
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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.’
Zalkaliani stated after the meeting with Pompeo earlier today that ‘all issues of strategic partnership’ have been discussed during the meeting, including regional challenges and the coronavirus pandemic.
Pompeo once again reaffirmed the US support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and for Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration. We have discussed in details the serious security challenges Georgia faces and the current situation in the region. We agree with our strategic partner that it will be very difficult for Georgia to cope with the challenges without the support of the US,” Zalkaliani said.
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— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) November 18, 2020
He stated that the US has expressed readiness to further strengthen the strategic partnership.
We have seen the readiness from the US to further strengthen the strategic partnership which is at an all-time high. It was a very important meeting taking the time and its content into consideration,” Zalkaliani stated.
Zalkaliani stated that a close cooperation with the US on the issues of coronavirus will be ‘very significant.’
He said that the US has already ensured large financial aid for Georgia and the US-built Lugar Centre has played a ‘key role’ in the fight against the virus.
Cooperation with the US on the coronavirus vaccine will be crucial for Georgia to be one of the first countries which will receive the vaccine from American producers,” Zalkaliani said.
Pompeo has already met with Georgian PM Giorgi Gakharia, President Salome Zurabishvili, Catholics Patriarch Ilia II and civil society representatives.
He will leave Georgia in the afternoon.
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.
"Thrilled to be in Tbilisi", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote on Twitter after arriving in Georgia earlier today. "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", he stated.
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’.
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