As US President Donald Trump heads to the White Home for his second consecutive time period, Georgian officers and politicians are reacting to his anticipated victory and providing early congratulations.
“Congratulations in your election, President Donald Trump. “A powerful United States – our strategic companion and good friend for 33 years – is required now greater than ever to assist Georgia's Euro-Atlantic integration, strengthen regional safety and stability, and shield our freedom and independence,” the Georgian president stated Salome Zurabishvili wrote on X.
Governing get together
The ruling Georgian Dream get together was assured within the main that Donald Trump would win, claiming that the Republican takeover would result in a reset in US-Georgian relations.
The primary to reply was the Govt Secretary of the Georgian Dream, Get up, Mdinaradzewho stated on the briefing: “We’re more than happy that peace and conventional values are additionally successful in america of America.”
prime minister Iraqi KobakhidzeThe congratulations spoke of the restart of American-Georgian relations. “Congratulations to President Donald Trump on his decisive election victory. “I’m assured that President Trump’s management will advance peace globally and in our area and supply a reset in U.S.-Georgia relations,” he wrote on X.
Kakha Kaladze, Mayor of Tbilisi: Georgian Dream Occasion “I congratulate Donald Trump on his victory within the presidential election. That is the choice of the American individuals and we respect it, simply as in Georgia the individuals of our nation decided and supported peace, growth, prosperity and a good European future. Relations with the USA are essential for us… After all, everybody has their very own pursuits, America – its personal, our neighbors – theirs. Europe can also be involved in Georgia. The Georgian authorities should pursue the pursuits of the Georgian individuals, and we, the Georgian individuals, should do what we should do. Neither Individuals nor Europeans will come right here and do what we have to do. The Georgian individuals ought to care about sustaining peace and the event of the nation and shouldn’t depart the sovereignty and pursuits of the nation to anybody.”
Shalva Papuashvili, Chairman of the Parliament: “I congratulate Donald Trump on his election as president. This election ought to carry widespread sense again to world politics and finish the dominance of notion over actuality that has turn out to be a function of Western coverage in the direction of Georgia lately. I consider that U.S.-Georgia relations must be reshaped primarily based on mutual respect, widespread pursuits and, above all, true human values.”
opposition
Opposition leaders additionally congratulate President Donald Trump.
Former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakhariathe chief of the Gakharia – For Georgia Half wrote on rule-based worldwide order. I’m assured that with the assistance of america, Georgia will restore its path to democracy and Euro-Atlantic integration, in addition to to our bilateral strategic relations.”
Mamuka Khazaradze, “Robust Georgia”: “I wish to congratulate President Trump on his election victory. That is the expression of the need of the American individuals and their alternative. Whereas I congratulate him, I might additionally prefer to recall that it was Bidzina Ivanishvili's authorities that stopped the funding in Anaklia of Trump's closest good friend, the top of his Financial Council, and kicked him in a foreign country. I wish to remind that Trump's Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that China and Russia will not be yours [Georgia’s] Associates and demanded the completion of the Anaklia [project]… Administrations change, presidents change, however their assist and friendship has by no means stopped.”
Giorgi Vashadze, “Technique Aghmashenebeli “: “I congratulate Donald Trump on his victory… We’re the one political group whose representatives had been invited to the nomination of Donald Trump's candidacy.” Earlier than I come right here [to the rally]I spoke to members of Donald Trump's staff and congratulated them on this victory. I’m satisfied that America will stand by Georgia… America is taking a scientific strategy to working with Georgia, which is essential.”
Tina Bokuchava, “United Nationwide Motion”: “Imagine me, below the presidency of Donald Trump, the coverage of america of America in the direction of Ivanishvili shall be very strict, particularly given the truth that Ivanishvili is just not solely pro-Russian, however has additionally changed Georgia's strategic mates America, with international locations like China and Iran.”
Nika Melia, “New”, “Coalition for Change”: The authorized and political methods of america are designed in such a method that the change of a president by Americans doesn’t imply that the primary instructions change [of policy]… The angle of america of America in the direction of Georgia is not going to change.”
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