US President signs Gov’t funding bill including $132mln aid for Georgia
The law says no funds will be allocated for the states recognising the independence of Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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United States President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.7 trillion Government funding bill for the fiscal year 2023, with the legislation including $132,025,000 in assistance for Georgia, the White House said.
In addition to the assistance package, the document points out none of the funds appropriated by the Act may be used for the benefit of Governments that have recognised the independence of, or established diplomatic relations with the Russian-occupied Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
The package also includes roughly $45 billion in emergency assistance to Ukraine until September of next year, to ensure support for the country in its ongoing conflict with Russia.
The United States Appropriations Act for 2023 has earmarked at least $132,025,000 in assistance for Georgia, the figures released on Tuesday show.
The US government has announced a rapid response grant programme for Georgian civil society organisations, civic movements and citizen groups to help the country respond to challenges caused by COVID-19 virus in a timely manner.
US President Donald Trump has signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 which includes $132,025,000 in financial aid for Georgia.
The United States has allocated $132 million to Georgia as financial aid, which is the largest amount in the US-Georgia relations, as the Georgian Foreign Ministry said.
The representatives of the United States Embassy to Georgia on Friday visited the Jo Ann University Hospital in Tbilisi and handed over the gifts to the patients in the children's department, the European University said.