Mamuka Bakhtadze Responds to Death of John McCain

Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze spoke yesterday on the death of John McCain, who passed away Saturday after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer in the summer of 2017.

On his Twitter account, Bakhtadze wrote “John McCain was a dear friend and ardent supporter of Georgia. He was an American hero whose legacy lives on around the world. We extend our thoughts and prayers to his family.”

The statesman from Arizona was 81 years old.

 

By Samantha Guthrie

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