Prime Minister Speaks About Visit to Munich Conference
Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili visited Germany last week for the Munich Security Conference. He spoke about the event on his return, and began by overviewing the importance of US-Georgia relations.
“The relations between America and Georgia are on a very high level. We cherish this, and we must keep going forward. Together with the US Secretary of Defense, we discussed in detail our ongoing cooperation with the United States. Mr. Mattis has pledged that our relations will intensify even further. It is very important that we are cooperating under the NATO Substantial Package, on one hand, while running together with the US the Georgian Defense Readiness Program, on the other, which is very important to our country. We expressed our gratitude for the invaluable support of our territorial integrity and sovereignty and Georgia’s NATO membership and European integration.”
The Prime Minister attended a number of meetings, one which discussed the opportunities presented by Georgia.
“The executives of large companies joined us in very exciting discussions about the opportunities Georgia has to offer. A keen interest was expressed, and I am convinced that many of them will visit Georgia in the nearest future.”
The occupied territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia were also discussed.
“Our every meeting without exception discussed the situation in the occupied territories, and human rights violations there. Generally, the problem of our occupation and the state of affairs in the region—in both Georgian and Ukrainian contexts—is detrimental to regional security as a whole, and we are actively discussing this issue with all our friends. The support Georgia enjoys today is a result of these discussions and a demonstration of support of Georgia’s foreign trajectory, regional stability, and so on. I believe that this year’s Munich Security Conference has proved very important, and I have no doubt that the conference will bring about very concrete positive results for Georgia.”