“I do not even intend to give a serious answer to my opponents as it is ignorance and lack of knowledge of international relations,” said Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani while commenting on the opposition’s assessment regarding US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Georgia.

“It does not make sense to use this visit for domestic political interests. The main message here is the United States’ support for Georgia, for its stability and the political and economic development of the country. Support for our role as one of the leaders in the region. This is the main message of the visit and not what the opponents are talking about,” Zalkaliani said.

Zalkaliani noted that “the United States supports Georgia, the stability of the country and the political processes that are taking place in the country.”

“Their election assessments, which is clearly reflected in the US Embassy statement, says that Georgia’s parliamentary elections were competitive and, overall, fundamental freedoms were respected.

We are locked in. We are only engaged in assessing the processes within the country, while the whole region is facing such a difficult, geopolitical challenge. Therefore, I strongly urge the public to place particularly important emphasis, assessment and focus on this dimension. Georgia needs the support of the United States, our main strategic partner, as never before, and this visit is the equivalent of that support,” said David Zalkaliani.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Georgia on November 17-18. During his visit, Pompeo will meet with President Zurabishvili, Prime Minister Gakharia, and Foreign Minister Zalkaliani. He will also meet with the Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Ilia II.