Ruling party head: “everything will be done” to deepen US partnership
Kobakhidze was commenting on the US State Department’s inclusion of $88 million in support for Georgia in its draft budget for 2023. Photo: Georgian Dream Press Office
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The United States is Georgia’s main strategic partner and “everything will be done” to deepen the relations between the two states, Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Wednesday.
Kobakhidze was commenting on the US State Department’s inclusion of $88 million in support for Georgia in its draft budget for 2023.
The United States is our main strategic partner and, of course, everything will be done not only to maintain but also to further deepen this strategic partnership,” the GD official said in comments on the support package.
The text of the Congressional Budget Justification for the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs was published on Monday.
The text says the US assistance will support Georgia’s democratic and economic development, the country’s Euro-Atlantic integration, as well as in building resilience to counter the Kremlin influence.
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.
Americans and Georgians are “built for a long-term partnership” and the two nations look forward to the “next decades” of their cooperation, the United States Embassy in Tbilisi said on Thursday in a statement dedicated to the celebration of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Derek Chollet, the Counselor of the United States Department of State, Wednesday said the US was doing “everything we can” to support Georgia, pointing out Washington was also working closely with the Georgian Government to find ways to support Ukraine in overcoming “enormous challenges.”
Derek Chollet, the Counselor of the United States Department of State, will visit Tbilisi on Wednesday and Thursday for consultations with Georgian partners about European security and democratic development, the State Department said on Monday.
The Embassy of the United States to Georgia on Tuesday said the United States would not “turn its back” on its partners in Georgia and Ukraine no matter how much their independence might “annoy” Russia.
Georgian Ambassador to the United States David Zalkaliani on Thursday hailed the legislation introduced by two US senators for increased military assistance for Black Sea countries including Georgia by saying the move marked “the first time” the Senate had asked a US administration to develop a strategy for the region.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Friday said the Georgian Government was particularly “proud” of the relations between Georgia and the United States.
Archil Talakvadze, the Georgian parliament’s vice speaker, on Monday said ensuring a “good relationship” between Georgia and its main strategic partner, the United States, was “especially important”.