Georgian Parliament official highlights value-based alignment with US administration

As part of the official visit to the United States, Nikoloz Samkharadze, the chair of the foreign relations committee of the Parliament of Georgia, on Tuesday held a meeting with Brendan Hanrahan, the senior bureau official for the bureau of European and Eurasian affairs.

During the meeting, the sides discussed matters of importance to both countries. Special attention was paid to the value-based alignment between the government of Georgia and the new administration of the United States.

The parties reviewed areas of bilateral cooperation aimed at delivering mutual benefits for Georgia and the United States.

“At the meeting, I confirmed that we are ready to begin work on a new agreement that will be mutually beneficial. We identified several directions that will strengthen our renewed cooperation”, Samkharadze said.

The discussion also focused on Georgia’s security challenges and the threats stemming from Russia’s occupation of Georgian regions. The sides addressed ongoing developments in the region and their impact on Georgia’s security environment. The development of the Middle Corridor was also on the agenda.

“I noted that the Georgian side welcomes the implementation of the Trump Route, as we consider that this is not an alternative to the Middle Corridor and the Georgian Route, but on the contrary, it is a complementary factor to the Middle Corridor”, Samkharadze noted.

The parties further discussed economic cooperation and the involvement of American companies in major economic projects.