Georgian president, US undersecretary of state discuss cooperation, regional security

The meeting also touched on the country’s European perspective and the implementation of EU conditions for obtaining the membership candidate status. Photo: Presidential Administration

Agenda.ge, 07 Oct 2022 - 13:38, Tbilisi,Georgia

Current developments in Georgia and the Black Sea region were discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili and Bonnie Jenkins, the United States undersecretary of state for arms control and international security. 

The meeting focused on the development of bilateral relations between Georgia and the US, with Jenkins confirming the “full support” of her country for Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and expressing “readiness” to strengthen the strategic partnership, the presidential administration said.

The officials said the ongoing war in Ukraine had a “great impact” on the security and stability of the Black Sea region, Europe and the world in general, noting Georgia had provided assistance to Ukraine in various directions and “strictly followed” the established international financial sanctions.