Georgian PM expresses readiness to renew strategic partnership with US

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has declared the country's full readiness to renew its strategic partnership with the United States, emphasizing the need for a tangible and specific collaboration, rather than a vague or symbolic relationship.

Speaking on the Imedi LIVE program, Kobakhidze said, "We want this to be a real strategic partnership—not a general one, as we’ve been accustomed to in the past. We are prepared to develop a concrete roadmap that outlines mutual benefits for both Georgia and the United States."

He revealed that the Georgian government had previously sent written communications to President Donald Trump and his administration, but received no response. This led to the decision to publish an open letter.

“The open letter was issued by me, and it reflects the position of our government and, therefore, the position of the Georgian state. We are awaiting a response. Besides written communications, I have made public statements to express our openness. Yet, we are still waiting,” Kobakhidze said.

The letter, he noted, outlines Georgia’s arguments in detail and expresses surprise at the silence from the US side, especially considering what he described as a clear alignment of values and approaches between the two nations.

As an example, he cited Romania, where the Trump administration, unlike its predecessor, condemned actions taken with the support of European bureaucracy. “A candidate won the first round of elections and then the elections were canceled altogether. I don’t know if such a thing has happened anywhere else in the Western world,” Kobakhidze said, referring to what he called an anti-democratic move by Romania’s Constitutional Court.

He emphasized that Georgia seeks a principled and mutually beneficial partnership with the US, grounded in shared values and concrete cooperation.

PM sent the letter to Trump on May 13, in which he appealed to him to defeat the “deep state” in the US and renew a strategic partnership with Georgia. The Georgian leader accused US-funded organizations such as USAID, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), and the Soros Foundation of promoting radicalism, gender and LGBT “propaganda,” and anti-government unrest in Georgia.

Kobakhidze further criticized US sanctions imposed on Georgian officials, claiming they were designed to punish the government for resisting a “revolutionary scenario” allegedly orchestrated by the Biden administration. He also attacked the recently passed MEGOBARI Act, labeling it “hostile” and “Orwellian.”