Georgian PM to Visit Washington in Spring

Prime Minister Gakharia will make an official visit to Washington DC (USA) in spring, the governing administration reports. 

American news outlet The Hill also issued an article, highlighting Georgia’s strategic significance, and emphasizing US-Georgian relations. The article reads: “the visit to Washington by Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia this spring will highlight Georgia’s significant contributions to US foreign policy.”

The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Archil Talakvadze, also confirmed that from February a number of high-level meetings are planned for the two countries. Specifically, in Congress, to address the issues that the Congressmen and Senators are concerned about. According to the Speaker, there is “intense communication” needed and the political context must be “fully argumentized”.   

The top-level meetings were planned after the Georgian government received official disclosed letters from the US Foreign Relations Committee. The critical letters addressed the issue of the administration not switching the electorate structure to the promised proportional system, as well as the appointment of the Supreme Judge and the overpowering dispersal of peaceful demonstrations. 

The Georgian administration, as well as Georgian MPs, blamed the criticism on the congressmen’s “private interests” and “one-sided information”.

By B.Alexishvili