Eyeing Russia, US Defense Chief Heads To Black Sea Region : Rashtra News US defense chief Lloyd Austin will visit Georgia, Romania and Ukraine. (File)Washington: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin headed to the Black Sea region Sunday aiming to shore up alliances with countries pressured by Russia and show gratitude for their contributions to the
The United States is the most important strategic partner for Georgia and by appointing former Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani as Ambassador to the US the Georgian Government wants to take the existing relations to “another level”, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Monday in a briefing.
TBILISI - Georgia said on Thursday (March 31) that plans by the Russian-backed breakaway region of South Ossetia to hold a referendum on joining Russia were unacceptable, while the Kremlin stressed no action had been taken to make that happen. Moscow recognised the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent after fighting a war with Georgia in 2008..