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Assistant to the United States President for National Security Affairs John Bolton will be traveling to Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia, starting his trip on October 20. In a Twitter post earlier today, Bolton said during his trip, he will meet with his counterparts and other senior officials “to advance American …

Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze, who is on an official visit to the United States on September 16-27, met with the Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, in Washington DC on September 20, discussing the U.S.-Georgia relations. According to the Georgian government’s press office, the sides spoke on deepening defense and security cooperation, …

On the seventeenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, Voice of America’s Ia Meurmishvili interviewed Nicholas (Nick) Rasmussen, senior director of the McCain Institute’s Counterterrorism Program, a national security expert with over twenty-seven years in U.S. government service.  Ia Meurmishvili anchors …

Georgian politicians offered condolences over the death of John McCain, a senior U.S. Senator from Republican Party, who died at 81 after a year-long battle with brain cancer. President Giorgi Margvelashvili said the Georgian people have lost “a huge friend, who always stood next to our country.” “John McCain is the …

Stephen Hadley was President George W. Bush’s National Security Advisor in 2005-2009. In an exclusive interview with the Voice of America’s Georgian Service, he recalls the events leading up to the Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008 and the steps the Bush Administration took in response to this aggression.   …

In its new Defense Authorization Act, the United States Congress requests the country’s executive agencies to provide “robust security sector assistance” for Georgia, including defensive lethal assistance, as well as to strengthen the defense capabilities and readiness of the country, and improve its interoperability with NATO forces. The Defense Authorization …

Georgian President Giorgi Margevlashvili, Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze, Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani and Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze congratulated the United States on the Independence Day on July 4. President Margvelashvili addressed a letter to his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, reaffirming that Georgia would remain “strong partner of the United States,” …

Georgian Parliament Chairman Irakli Kobakhidze, who is on a visit to the United States on June 26-28, met with American Congressmen and Senators, discussing among others the possibility of signing a free trade agreement between the two countries. The Parliament Chairman, together with his counterparts from Lithuania, Moldova, Poland and …

Two United States’ Congressmen Ted Poe and Gerald Connolly introduced a bipartisan resolution in the House of Representatives on June 26, reasserting the U.S.’ support for Georgia’s sovereignty and condemning “the forceful and illegal Russian invasion of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.” The draft resolution, titled as the Georgia Support …

At the conclusion of Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili’s recent visit to Washington DC, three senior U.S. diplomats published a story, titled “Where Georgia is Headed.” The article, authored by William Courtney, Daniel Fried and Kenneth Yalowitz, reflects on the three ambassadors’ earlier report, dubbed “Georgia’s Path Westward.” To discuss …

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said wrapping up his three-day visit to the United States on May 23 that “the U.S. is indeed Georgia’s closest strategic partner and supporter.” “It was an extremely important visit, where we had a very open, substantial discussions with our American friends and colleagues over …

Georgian Economy Minister Dimitri Kumsishvili, met yesterday with the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in Washington D.C., with the two discussing deepening of economic ties between Georgia and the U.S., including the possibility of signing a free trade agreement. Minister Kumsishvili highlighted that “free trade regime would significantly increase …

The United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, told the Georgian Prime Minister, Giorgi Kvirikashvili,  at the Plenary Session of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission in Washington on May 21 that “America’s support for Georgia remains strong and steadfast and will continue to do so.” “President Trump stands by the …

A five-member delegation of the United States Congress paid a visit to Georgia on May 5, and discussed Georgia-U.S. strategic partnership with President Giorgi Margvelashvili, Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and Parliament Chairman Irakli Kobakhidze. The Congressional delegation led by the House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Bob Goodlatte (Rep.), included Congressmen Kenny Marchant (Rep.), …

Heather Nauert, the Spokesperson of the U.S. Department of State, summed up the recent visit to Georgia of the Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Wess Mitchell. In a press briefing on May 3, Heather Nauert said Mitchell met with senior Georgian officials, including the president and the prime minister …

Wess Mitchell, the United States Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, visited today the occupation line near village Odzisi adjacent to Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia, to express the U.S. support towards Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders. “Ten years ago there was a war …