'We are with you.’ Pence affirms U.S.-Georgia bond in Georgian PM meeting

Record ID: 904703

  • Title: 'We are with you.’ Pence affirms U.S.-Georgia bond in Georgian PM meeting
  • Date: 31st July 2017
  • Summary: TBILISI, GEORGIA (JULY 31, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** PENCE, KVIRIKASHVILI AND THEIR WIVES ARRIVING FOR DINNER PENCE, KVIRIKASHVILI, THEIR WIVES AND OTHER GUESTS TAKING THEIR SEATS (SOUNDBITE) (English) GEORGIAN PRIME MINISTER, GIORGI KVIRIKASHVILI, SAYING: "America has been Georgia's premier strategic ally. We owe enormous gratitude to the America which has been essential to this journey. Despite external challenges, military or cyber threats, Georgia's commitment to peace at home and in the region endures." PENCE APPROACHING PODIUM TO SPEAK PENCE SHAKING HANDS WITH KVIRIKASHVILI (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. VICE PRESIDENT, MIKE PENCE, SAYING: "I bring greetings from the President of the United States, who sent me here with a very simple message to you, to your government and to the good and courageous people of Georgia. We are with you. We stand with you, for your freedom and for our shared values." (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. VICE PRESIDENT, MIKE PENCE, SAYING: "I raise a glass to you, Mr. Prime Minister and to your family for your devotion to this great nation. And on behalf of the United States of America I raise a glass to a free, whole and prosperous Georgia. And I raise my glass to a boundless future of freedom that we will enjoy together." GEORGIAN AND U.S. FLAGS NEXT TO FLOWERS
  • Embargoed: 14th August 2017 20:06
  • Keywords: Georgia USA U.S.Vice President Mike Pence visit to Georgia arrival in Tbilisi
  • Location: TBILISI, GEORGIA
  • City: TBILISI, GEORGIA
  • Country: Georgia
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0026S1R8EF
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  • Story Text: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence affirmed bonds with Georgia on Monday (July 31) when dining with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili in the capital of Tbilisi.
    "We are with you. We stand with you, for your freedom and for our shared values," Pence said.
    The vice president arrived in Georgia for a two-day visit and is expected to meet with President Giorgi Margvelashvili and local opposition leaders on Tuesday (August 1).
    He will also speak to U.S. troops participating in the Noble Partner military exercises, two weeks of military exercises with the United States and other partner countries that started on Sunday (July 30).
    On Thursday (July 27) Margvelashvili said U.S. backing of the Georgian military sent a strong message to Russia.
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