Pompeo: ‘I was pleased to visit Tbilisi, Jerusalem for productive meetings’
Mike Pompeo visited Georgia on November 17-18. Photo: government of Georgia press office.
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US State Secretary Mike Pompeo has tweeted that he was pleased to visit Tbilisi and Jerusalem for productive meetings.
I was pleased to visit Tbilisi and Jerusalem this week for productive meetings and to affirm unwavering U.S. support for the security and sovereignty of our allies, Georgia and Israel. pic.twitter.com/5gRGxZUVtp
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) November 21, 2020
During his visit to Georgia on November 17-18 Pompeo met with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, PM Giorgi Gakharia, Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani, Catholics Patriarch Ilia II and civil society representatives.
Pompeo did not meet with the Georgian opposition while in Georgia. However, a meeting was held by Assistant Secretary Philip Reeker.
Shortly after Pompeo’s visit the Department of State released a statement in which they encouraged Georgian opposition parties to stop election-related rallies and enter parliament.
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'.
The US Department of State says that during his visit to Georgia State Secretary Mike Pompeo reiterated ‘unwavering US support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russian occupation’.“Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani in Tbilisi, Georgia. Secretary Pompeo and Prime Minister Gakharia discussed the importance of free, fair, and transparent parliamentary elections and the essential role of an independent judiciary in a democracy,” said the Department of State press office.
The US Department of State has released a long statement by its two senior officials (who have not been identified) earlier today, following the visit of US state Secretary Mike Pompeo to Georgia.
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.’