US Ambassador vows support in reforms for Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic path
The United States Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan, who is attending an annual gathering of US ambassadors in Washington, on Friday vowed her country would support Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic path. Photo: Facebook/US Embassy Tbilisi
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The United States Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan, who is attending an annual gathering of US ambassadors in Washington, on Friday vowed her country would support Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic path.
Degnan underlined the US stood “ready” to affirm the “clear” desire of Georgian citizens in their Euro-Atlantic aspirations by assisting in the implementation of necessary reforms outlined for EU authorities to grant the country the membership candidate status.
It is very clear, from Washington to Tbilisi, that the United States stands ready to affirm the clear desire of the people of Georgia, to help them implement reforms in support of Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic path”, the Ambassador said.
The United States Department of State has $88 million in support for Georgia included in the draft budget for 2023, published on Monday.
Georgia’s “greatest victory” will be “its success in building a prosperous, secure, vibrant democracy”, United States Ambassador Kelly Degnan said on Sunday at a Tbilisi concert marking the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The Georgia-US relationship today is “as strong as ever", and our friendship is based on “shared values”, said Irakli Garibashvili, the Prime Minister of Georgia, on the celebration of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between two countries.
The United States House of Representatives has approved the Georgia Support Act, establishing a “strategic partnership” between the two countries “at the legislative level”, the Georgian foreign office said on Thursday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday expressed the willingness of his Government for a “constructive” dialogue involving domestic political forces in a bid to end polarisation.
Civic activists, citizens, and members of domestic opposition parties have launched a rally in support of Georgia’s European integration in capital Tbilisi, with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy set to address the crowd in the downtown.