U.S. will continue to assist Georgia in the transition period provided for by the Charter of strategic cooperation: further strengthening of democratic institutions, security, the development of economic ties and deepening of cultural relations between nations, says the report of the U.S. State Department, which analyses the perspectives of Georgian-American relations after the victory of “Georgian dream” at the elections.
The report was presented by Deputy Assistant of Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Eric Rubin, who visited Georgia in mid-October.
“I believe that we have good reason to be optimistic about the future of US-Georgian relations,” – says Rubin.
“We promise our continued support to Georgia in this transition period. We have a strong bilateral relationship and look forward to continue to work with the new leadership of Georgia”, – says the report.
It points out that the basis of dialogue with Georgia is the Charter of the strategic cooperation between Georgia and the United States, signed on January 9, 2009 in Washington.
“This dialogue is based on four principles and areas of cooperation. In particular, it is the further strengthening of democratic institutions of Georgia, deepening cooperation in the field of security, increasing economic ties and deepening of cultural relations between nations.
The United States strongly supports Georgia in aiming to join NATO. With the deployment of the second battalion in Afghanistan this month (October), Georgia will be the largest member of ISAF mission among countries outside NATO “- says the report.
The U.S. State Department also hopes to reconsider the Labor Code with the new government of Georgia.
“We also look forward to continuing our cooperation with the Georgian government on strengthening the rights of workers. We would be happy to see that the new government has reviewed the Labor Code,” – concludes the document.
