Foreign Minister of Georgia said that a period of “strategic patience” was underway regarding Georgia-US relations, emphasising that despite recent tensions, a positive reboot is expected when the moment arrives.

“I cannot say that nothing has happened and nothing is happening in Georgia-US relations. Over the past 4 years under the Biden administration, we saw relations dramatically deteriorate, and every day relations with America were part of our political discourse - in a negative context - which is no longer the case today.

You saw that the so-called MEGOBARI Act, which had nothing to do with friendship, has been halted and is no longer on the agenda, which is important. We have repeatedly stated that Georgia does not want a document of that kind to become the foundation or defining element of relations between Georgia and the US. Our desire is to restore strategic relations with concrete content, which is also a subject of dialogue.

We understand that the US has not yet fully formed its policy framework toward Georgia. We also see which issues the White House is occupied with today internationally - whether it is the Middle East or the Russia-Ukraine conflict - both of which require tremendous energy, effort, and time to bring the processes to peace agreements. The US is currently a participant in extremely important global processes, and, of course, we see that Georgia is not very high on this agenda right now.

We are in a mode of strategic patience and expect that, at a certain stage, a reboot in Georgia-US relations will be on the agenda - and that this reset will be positive”, - said Maka Botchorishvili.