Mike Pompeo: Russia Has Seized Crimea, Parts of Eastern Ukraine, Georgia

During his speech at the Munich Security Conference, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed the Russian occupation of Georgia along with other important issues.

"More than 30 years since the fall of the wall, countries that don’t respect sovereignty still threaten us. Some nations still desire empire. Let’s talk about territorial integrity, or rather, those nations that have contempt for it. Russia has seized Crimea and parts of Eastern Ukraine and Georgia," he stated.

Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani, who participated in the Conference along with Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, Vice Prime Minister Tea Tsulukiani and Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili, thanked Pompeo for his support on Twitter.

"I value the US contribution to security in the region and to strong relations with its allies like Georgia. Grateful for having Mike Pompeo standing by Georgia to stop Russia’s occupation and disinformation campaign aimed at undermining Georgia's pro-Western integration processes," Zalkaliani tweeted. 

The Georgian delegation, led by Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, held high-level meetings within the framework of the Munich Security Conference 2020, which was held on February 14-16.

By Ana Dumbadze 

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