Tbilisi Mayor of and the ruling Georgian Dream General Secretary, Kakha Kaladze, states that a strategic partnership with the United States of America is impossible "in this form."
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"Of course, relations should be reviewed, and we believe that a strategic partnership in this form is simply impossible. We are ready for friendship and for the strategic partnership to truly deepen and become healthy, to be what it should be and not just virtual. It should be mutual.
Georgia is not someone's vassal, and any country that tries to use us for their own interests will destroy the peace in our country, leading to a situation like the one, unfortunately, in Ukraine.
No, friends, we protect this country, we protect peace, and we want to maintain peace. At the same time, we are ready to deepen healthy relations," said Kaladze.
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze stated that there will be peace and economic development in Georgia, which is important for everyone living in the country, regardless of political opinion. "This country will not be used for someone else's interests. In Georgia, there will not be the processes and events that, unfortunately, are happening in our friend Ukraine. This country and its people will not and cannot be used as pawns. Let everyone remember my words well," said Kaladze.
The United States began a comprehensive review of US-Georgia bilateral relations after the parliamentary majority of Georgian Dream approved the Russian Law on so-called Foreign Agents." Yesterday, June 5, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller explained that the statement on the review of cooperation is not just rhetoric but concerns serious political consequences. In addition to imposing visa restrictions on supporters of the Russian law, the US may also reconsider the allocation of $390 million in aid to Georgia.
