Georgian PM familiarizes US State Department rep with peace plan for South Caucasus

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has briefed Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs at the US Department of State Erika Olson on the Neighborhood Peace Initiative in the South Caucasus, Report informs referring to TASS.

“Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with Erika Olson, United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of State. In the meeting at the Government Administration, the strategic partnership between the two countries was discussed. The importance of strengthening cooperation in different areas was emphasized.

"Irakli Garibashvili and Erika Olson also discussed the security environment in the region and the world. In this context, the importance of the Prime Minister’s South Caucasus peaceful neighborhood initiative was underlined.

"The conversation also touched on Georgia’s tangible progress toward European integration.

"The meeting was attended by US Deputy Chief of Mission in Georgia Rian Harris, Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili, and Head of the Government Administration Revaz Javelidze,” reads the message by the Georgian Press Service of the Government Administration.