tance and military engagement support Georgia’s defense reforms, train and equip its troops for participation in ISAF operations, and advance its Nato interoperability, said Philip Gordon, Assistant Secretary of State.
Speaking at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday, the US official said that Presidents Barack Obama and Mikheil Saakashvili have agreed to enhance this cooperation to advance the country’s military modernization, defense reform, and self defense capabilities.
“US assistance programs provide additional support to ongoing democratic and economic reform efforts in Georgia, a critical part of Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations, where they have made important strides. US support for Georgia’s territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders remains steadfast, and our non-recognition of the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia will not change,” he said.
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