Georgian PM Meets Delegation of US Congressmen

Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze has hosted a delegation of US congressmen led by Devin Nunes, Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence at the House of Representatives.

The PM expressed his gratitude to the congressmen for supporting the initiatives related to Georgia at the US Congress.

The strategic relationship between Georgia and the US was one of the key issues discussed by the sides, along with the current developments in Georgia and the region, the 10 years since the Russian-Georgian war and Ceasefire Agreement, and the situation within the occupied territories of Georgia.

Focus was put on the cooperation in defense and security. The US Congressmen reiterated the considerable contribution of Georgian soldiers in the international peacekeeping missions and thanked the hosts for this endeavor.

Prospects of deepening of US-Georgian cooperation in the sector of economy, including a possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA), were also covered at the meeting.

Met Congressmen @DevinNunes & @RepRickCrawford w/ CDA Elizabeth Rood @EmbassyTbilisi. #Georgia is grateful for the U.S. #Congress’s strong bipartisan support. We hope that trade & economic relations w/ US will be in parallel w/ our robust political cooperation.

— Mamuka Bakhtadze (@BakhtadzeMamuka) August 12, 2018

By Thea Morrison