Georgia Support Act is the opportunity to impose sanctions against those persons who are involved in occupation – Adam Kinzinger, Congressman of the Republican Party and Co-Chair of Group of Georgia’s Friends said in Batumi city where he is attending the 13^th Georgia Defense and Security Conference (GDSC).

“We have recently approved Georgia Support Act. It was my initiative. There is a big chance that it is backed in the Senate and the White House. We are glad. This means that the U.S. does not recognize Georgia’s occupation by Russia and supports freedom of Georgia and Georgian people to elect its government and end the occupation. . .  Republicans and Democrats disagree in many things but we are united when it has to do with Georgia,” Kinzinger said.

The US House of Representatives unanimously approved a bipartisan Georgia Support Act on October 22. The document will be submitted to the Senate and then to the US President for signing after which it will be enacted.

The bipartisan act highlights the strong support of the US to Georgia’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and initiates imposition of sanctions against persons who violate human rights across Georgia’s occupied regions. The bill underlines US-Georgia cooperation in defence and security spheres and calls on the Congress for taking active steps for the launch of negotiations for signing a free trade agreement between the U.S. and Georgia.

The bill also backs Georgia’s aspiration to become integrated into the Euro-Atlantic and European structures and the right of Georgian citizens to freely determine their future by choosing foreign and security policies independently.