Georgia & Nato6 Jul 2018 10:06
Acting United States Ambassador to Georgia, Elizabeth Rood says the US supports Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspiration and believes that it will become the member of the Alliance.
Rood made the statement at the special reception in Tbilisi, held in connection to the US Independence Day.
“Georgia has chosen a path to European and Western integration and do everything we can to help it reach this goal. We work together to deepen Georgia's Euro-Atlantic integration through supporting reforms that strengthen the control and balance between the rule of law and the power of the government,” she stated, adding the US is proud to be the strategic partner of Georgia.
The acting ambassador said the US supports Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Georgian PM Mamuka Bakhtadze and the President Giorgi Margvelashvili also attended the reception.
Bakhtadze thanked the US for support and noted that since gaining independence, the US has always been by the side of Georgia.
“I want to thank the people of the United States once more for the support we feel from them,” he added.
In his speech Georgian President spoke about the Georgia-US relations, as well as Georgia’s expectations regarding the NATO summit to be held this month.
He also noted that Georgia is one of the main contributors to the global security.