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U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission
Recent News:
Plenary Session of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission
U.S.
Secretary of State John Kerry and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli
Garibashvili provide opening remarks during the Plenary Session of the
U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission.
State Dept Image / Feb 26, 2014
Secretary Kerry (Feb. 26): "And as we approach the
challenges ahead together, we can take confidence in what we have
already achieved together. Our strategic partnership is stronger than
ever, thanks in no small part to the work that we have done as part of
this commission and the work that we will continue in the discussion
today." Full Text» Notice to the Press» Joint Statement» Photos»
Meetings of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission’s Working Groups
Participants of the U.S.-Georgia Defense and Security Working Group meeting, Dec. 9, 2013.
Photo Credit: Embassy of Georgia to the United States / Dec 09, 2013
December 9-13, 2013: The U.S. Department of State
hosted working group meetings of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership
Commission December 9-13. All the working groups congratulated Georgia
on its well-administered presidential election and initialing an
Association Agreement with the European Union that includes a Deep and
Comprehensive Free Trade Area, which represent significant signs of
Georgia's progress towards European and Euro-Atlantic integration. Full Text of Joint Statement» Media Note» Photos»
U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission Working Group on Democracy and Good Governance
 Apr. 12, 2013:
The working group met in Georgia to review progress on goals set at the
June 2012 SPC plenary session in Batumi. The meeting underscored
continuing U.S. support for Georgia's democratic development, and noted
that the October 2012 elections and peaceful change of government were
positive steps in demonstrating Georgia's progress toward Euro-Atlantic
integration. Joint Statement»
A Brief History of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission:
The strength of U.S.-Georgia relations is affirmed in the U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership,
signed by then-U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Georgia Grigol Vashadze in Washington, DC, on
January 9, 2009. The first meeting of the Strategic Partnership
Commission, held on June 22, 2009, launched four bilateral working
groups on priority areas identified in the Charter: democracy, defense
and security, economic, trade and energy issues, and people-to-people
and cultural exchanges.
Senior-level American and Georgian policy-makers lead yearly
meetings of each working group to review commitments, update activities,
and establish future objectives. Since the signing of the Charter, the
United States and Georgia have strengthened their mutual cooperation
based on U.S. support for Georgia’s territorial integrity and
sovereignty, and its commitment to further democratic reform.
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