Georgian Ambassador hails US defence ties as additional $33 mln aid announced

Georgia’s United States Ambassador David Zalkaliani on Friday said the recent meeting between the Georgian and the US top defence officials was expected to further strengthen ties. Photo: David Zalkaliani’s twitter 

Agenda.ge, 10 Feb 2023 - 14:11, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia’s United States Ambassador David Zalkaliani on Friday said his country’s defence and security ties with the US had reached an “all-time high”, in comments on the meeting between the top defence officials of the two countries in the Pentagon on Thursday that came together with an announcement of additional $33 million in security aid for Georgia. 

The aid was announced by Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin following his meeting with Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze, with the American official saying his office had notified the Congress in January of its intent to fund security assistance for Georgia, as part of the Georgia Defence and Deterrence Enhancement Initiative, signed between the countries in 2021.