US Ambassador Degnan: Washington very well-informed about what’s going on in Georgia

US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan said Thursday that “Washington is very well-informed about what’s going on here in Georgia,” responding to the recent statement by US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price that the US disliked negative comments about the Ambassador by some “Georgian officials.”

“The rhetoric from some Georgian officials recently, however, seems intended to distract Georgia’s citizens from that goal. Ambassador Degnan and her team at our embassy in Tbilisi are committed to working with the people of Georgia in support of their Euro-Atlantic aspirations. Ambassador Degnan has our full support,” Spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday.

He stated that “disinformation and personal attacks on Ambassador Degnan or her team are not consistent with how partners communicate with one another, and we will continue to focus on supporting our shared goals. We have worked shoulder to shoulder for 30 years on democratic reforms, economic development, and security cooperation. This remains unchanged.”

Degnan said that the US was following the Georgian news “with great interest because Georgia is an important partner of the United States, and we care very deeply about the success of this country..”

“That is why we have supported Georgia so closely and so broadly across the past 30 years,” she said.

Former MPs of the ruling party had accused Degnan of supporting the forces who “wish to drag Georgia into Russia’s war in Ukraine.”

The GD officials stated that the Ambassador should have also made explanations whether or not she exercised pressure on a Georgian judge, while the Ambassador dismissed the allegations.