Georgian President Meets US Senator 

On February 20, US Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Dick Durbin met with Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, the Press Office of the Georgian President reported. At the conference, topics such as Georgia's upcoming EU membership, the conflict in Ukraine, and the security situation in the Black Sea area were covered.

The meeting's attendees emphasized that the subject of launching a second front in Georgia suited only Russia, which has been waging war against Georgia not just since August 2008 but for the second century. 

According to President Zourabichvili, a strategic decision should be taken on giving Georgia EU candidate status, and the nation should not be denied it for a second time. The Georgian president stated that her country's citizens reflect the desire of the Georgian people for the country's European integration, adding that they deserve EU candidate status since they have been serving European principles for 30 years.

According to the presidential administration, the US senators made it known that they valued the president's perspective and contribution to European integration.

US Embassy in Georgia Protects Georgia's Civil Society

On February 20, the US Embassy in Georgia posted a picture of a meeting with members of Georgian civil society organizations and the visiting American senators on Facebook. "The civic society in Georgia and our collaboration to develop the country's institutions will continue to receive assistance from the United States," it added.

"It is no accident that Georgia's civil society is one of the Kremlin's objectives there. Strong democracies unquestionably promote wealth and security, but successful democracies are hopeless without a robust civil society," the US Embassy emphasized.

Moreover, it stated that Georgia must continue progressing with democratic reforms to achieve a safer, more prosperous future in Europe - this is what its population wants and deserves.