On the 24th of April 2013 the Georgian Foreign Minister, Ms Maia Panjikidze, held a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State, Mr John Kerry, during the NATO Foreign Ministerial Meeting they were attending.

The two discussed a wide range of issues concerning U.S.-Georgia bilateral and multilateral relations, including the process of Georgia's integration with European and Euro-Atlantic structures; future plans for co-operation within the framework of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Charter; prospects for the strengthening of trade-economic relations between their two countries; Georgian-Russian relations; and ongoing political developments in Georgia.

The U.S. Secretary of State expressed his gratitude for Georgia's contribution to the strengthening of global security, and in doing so underlined the importance of the NATO-led international peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan (ISAF).

At the end of the meeting Ms Panjikidze invited the U.S. Secretary of State to pay an official visit to Georgia.

25 April 2013

Press and Information Department

May 16 is declared a National Day of Mourning, commemorating the lives of Georgian soldiers who died in Afghanistan. "These soldiers are heroes, who have sacrificed their lives for the motherland, despite the fact that it has happened far from their motherland, in Afghanistan. Their contribution to the global security is significant and Georgia always has to remember its heroes" - Minister Panjikidze said during lowering flag.  

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