U.S. Says not Asked to Join EU Monitoring in Georgia

The U.S. Department of State said “at this time, the U.S. has not been asked to participate” in EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia, which is observing situation on the ground at the Abkhaz and South Ossetian administrative borders.

“The EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia is doing an excellent job in maintaining stability and we strongly support its continued efforts. This is an EU mission, and it will determine the make up and mandate,” it said.

The Department of State put out the written comment on the matter on July 24 in response to a question asked at a news briefing a previous day if the U.S. had any plans to join EU’s monitoring mission in Georgia.

Georgia’s senior officials said ahead of the U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Tbilisi, that there were “preliminary talks” ongoing to involve U.S. in the EU’s monitoring mission.

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