Georgia now needs the political support of Western partners, including the United States, as an "important signal" for Moscow, President Salome Zurabishvili said in an interview with The Hill.
She said she hoped to see Georgia among the talking points released by the Biden administration, saying it would send "an important message" to Moscow. Zurabishvili stressed that this is not about increasing military assistance, but about demonstrating political support for Georgia, as well as Moldova.
According to her, despite the fact that Moscow cannot now transfer the military to start a new operation, RUSSIA “can still play on nerves,
and this is what it is doing in Transnistria, trying to sow fears, destabilize the population”
“In this way, Russia shows that even if it is focused on Ukraine, it does not forget Moldova and [Georgia]. So, again, our Western partners should, for their part, not forget Georgia,” she said.
Zurabishvili also pointed out that Georgia does not intend to retreat from its aspirations to join NATO, as it seeks security guarantees.
The President of Georgia announced support for financial sanctions against Russia Politics
In early April, after announcing the resignation of Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani and his appointment as the country's ambassador to the United States, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili called Washington Georgia's most important strategic partner. According to him, Tbilisi's task is to bring relations between the two countries to a new, higher level. “I believe that David can do it,” he said.
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