Georgian President Visits White House

Georgian President Visits White House


January, 2012


U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes Georgian President
Mikheil Saakashvili to the White House Monday for talks
on further strengthening bilateral ties.

The White House says Mr. Obama will reconfirm U.S. support
for Georgia's territorial integrity. It says Mr. Obama
also is expected to underscore the importance of U.S.
defense cooperation with Georgia, including Georgia's
contributions to the international coalition in Afghanistan.

The two leaders also are expected to discuss trade, tourism,
energy, science, education, culture and security.

Georgia fought a brief war with Russia in 2008 over two
breakaway provinces — Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

The two Russian-backed regions declared independence from
Tbilisi, but only Russia and a handful of other countries
recognize them as independent nations.


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(From a part of VOA)