The News in Brief
Friday, May 6, 2022
Prepared by Liza Mchedlidze
Georgia and Moldova are important partners of the United States, Says Spokesman Ned Price
According to US State Department spokesman Ned Price, Georgia and Moldova are important partners of the United States and the United States is committed to their sovereignty and territorial integrity.
This statement was made by Ned Price at a briefing at the State Department, where he was asked by a journalist whether the United States is considering additional military assistance to Moldova and Georgia and whether the states see the imminent threat of new aggression against these countries.
"Both Georgia and Moldova are important partners of the United States. We are committed to their sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. We have shown this commitment in many ways. As for Moldova, we talked about it on Tuesday. We recently started a strategic dialogue with our Moldovan counterparts. Secretary Blinken was in Chisinau a few days ago, where he met with the Moldovan leadership.
It is a partnership that includes many different elements. We have provided significant assistance, in the amount of money or humanitarian assistance, to our Moldovan partners.
“Our military has an effective partnership, as I said, with regard to sovereignty, independence and the territorial integrity of Moldova and Georgia,” Price said.
Asked whether he planned to hold talks with the Georgian side on the latest developments in the region and Russian aggression, Price said that the states have constant contact with the US Embassy in Georgia and discussions on the issue are ongoing.
“We have constant contact with the embassy, with partners in the region. This, of course, applies to our colleagues in Tbilisi. These discussions continue. We know that Vladimir Putin may have aspirations for aggression against other countries in the region, but so has US assistance to Ukraine.”
“It shows the response of Washington and that the United States and its allies will not tolerate such actions,” said Ned Price.
US ambassador Kelly Degnan calls on the government to take the ombudsman's recommendations seriously
US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan calls on the Georgian government to take the ombudsman's recommendations seriously regarding the health of former President Mikheil Saakashvili, adding that they have full confidence in the ombudsman's recommendations.
“We are closely monitoring the health condition of Mikheil Saakashvili, we have called for him to be seen by qualified professional doctors and also for appropriate treatment by doctors of the relevant profile.”
We have full confidence in the ombudsman's recommendations and we call on the government to take the ombudsman's recommendations seriously, because the ombudsman's office has a constitutional mandate to protect the rights of every citizen in Georgia, and we believe it is the appropriate body to do its job well. Therefore, it would be good if their recommendations are taken into account,” said the US ambassador.
Georgia and Moldova are important partners of the United States, Says Spokesman Ned Price
According to US State Department spokesman Ned Price, Georgia and Moldova are important partners of the United States and the United States is committed to their sovereignty and territorial integrity.
This statement was made by Ned Price at a briefing at the State Department, where he was asked by a journalist whether the United States is considering additional military assistance to Moldova and Georgia and whether the states see the imminent threat of new aggression against these countries.
"Both Georgia and Moldova are important partners of the United States. We are committed to their sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. We have shown this commitment in many ways. As for Moldova, we talked about it on Tuesday. We recently started a strategic dialogue with our Moldovan counterparts. Secretary Blinken was in Chisinau a few days ago, where he met with the Moldovan leadership.
It is a partnership that includes many different elements. We have provided significant assistance, in the amount of money or humanitarian assistance, to our Moldovan partners.
“Our military has an effective partnership, as I said, with regard to sovereignty, independence and the territorial integrity of Moldova and Georgia,” Price said.
Asked whether he planned to hold talks with the Georgian side on the latest developments in the region and Russian aggression, Price said that the states have constant contact with the US Embassy in Georgia and discussions on the issue are ongoing.
“We have constant contact with the embassy, with partners in the region. This, of course, applies to our colleagues in Tbilisi. These discussions continue. We know that Vladimir Putin may have aspirations for aggression against other countries in the region, but so has US assistance to Ukraine.”
“It shows the response of Washington and that the United States and its allies will not tolerate such actions,” said Ned Price.
US ambassador Kelly Degnan calls on the government to take the ombudsman's recommendations seriously
US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan calls on the Georgian government to take the ombudsman's recommendations seriously regarding the health of former President Mikheil Saakashvili, adding that they have full confidence in the ombudsman's recommendations.
“We are closely monitoring the health condition of Mikheil Saakashvili, we have called for him to be seen by qualified professional doctors and also for appropriate treatment by doctors of the relevant profile.”
We have full confidence in the ombudsman's recommendations and we call on the government to take the ombudsman's recommendations seriously, because the ombudsman's office has a constitutional mandate to protect the rights of every citizen in Georgia, and we believe it is the appropriate body to do its job well. Therefore, it would be good if their recommendations are taken into account,” said the US ambassador.