US State Dept Counselor to discuss “shared vision” of Georgia “fully integrated into Euro-Atlantic family”
Chollet will be on visit in Tbilisi on Wednesday and Thursday for consultations with Georgian partners about European security and democratic development. Photo: EPA-EFE/STR
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Derek Chollet, the Counselor of the United States Department of State, said on Wednesday he would discuss a “shared vision” of Georgia “fully integrated into the Euro-Atlantic family of nations” during his visit to Tbilisi, which started today.
“Off to Tbilisi today to discuss our shared vision of Georgia fully integrated into the Euro-Atlantic family of nations and part of a Europe whole, free, and at peace,” Chollet tweeted.
Off to Tbilisi today to discuss our shared vision of Georgia fully integrated into the Euro-Atlantic family of nations and part of a Europe whole, free, and at peace.
— Derek Chollet (@CounselorDOS) May 18, 2022
Chollet will be on visit in Tbilisi on Wednesday and Thursday for consultations with Georgian partners about European security and democratic development.
The US official, flanked by an interagency delegation, will meet with members of the Georgian Government, local opposition and civil society representatives for discussions on Russia’s continuing occupation of regions of Georgia and its war against Ukraine.
The discussions will also involve questions of advancing Georgia’s aspirations for a “democratic, peaceful, prosperous, and Euro-Atlantic future.”
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