Georgian media, citing country’s Foreign Ministry, reports that US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton was “very clear” about “rule of law expectations” in Georgia when she met Georgian Foreign Minister, Maia Panjikidze, in Washington no November 29.
The source informs that in remarks made before the meeting, the Secretary of State said the October 1 parliamentary election was “a successful and important step on the further development of democracy in Georgia, and the move toward fulfilling the Euro-Atlantic aspirations that Georgia has.”
“We are very much supportive of the peaceful transition to power that occurred as a result of this election by the new government, and we do hope that everything that is done with respect to prosecuting any potential wrongdoers is done transparently in accord with due process and the rule of law as is befitting of the Georgia dream and the aspirations and sensitivities of the Georgian people,” Clinton said.
Panjikidze, who is visiting Washington five weeks after becoming Georgia’s new foreign minister and three weeks after visiting Brussels, said in her remarks before the meeting that she was grateful to the Secretary of State for inviting her “so soon after the elections in Georgia.”