UK Foreign Office Minister Visits Georgia

British Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell MP visited Georgia on July 5-6 in order to discuss bilateral ties with the Georgian leadership.

?The United Kingdom has close ties with Georgia. Our Special Representative, Sir Brian Fall, works closely with the Georgian Government, particularly in encouraging the settlement of conflicts within its borders,? Bill Rammell noted during the visit, according to the British Embassy in Tbilisi.

The British government is funding a range of programmes covering health, governance and civil society in Georgia. The British government has also dispatched an advisor to the Georgian Defense Minister who will assist in defense reform.

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will visit the United Kingdom in late July.