“We want to renew strategic partnership with the US from a clean slate and, moreover, renew this partnership with a specific roadmap that will reflect mutual benefit for both states. This is a very open, clear message and there is no alternative to a positive response to this message,” Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told journalists in Budapest.

Kobakhidze expressed hope that the Trump administration would “prevail over the ‘deep state’,” which is necessary for Georgian-American relations “to truly reset.”

“Two congratulatory letters best demonstrated the confrontation between the Trump administration and the ‘deep state’. Different currents are clearly visible. The first letter, sent in Rubio’s name, was clearly composed under the influence of the ‘deep state’, and after that President Trump’s letter was distributed, which was composed with full observance of protocol.

This confrontation continues, this is not a simple confrontation, given that the ‘deep state’ has very large resources. We must hope that the Trump administration will prevail, which is necessary for Georgian-American relations to truly reset.

Our message to society and the American side is known – we want to renew strategic partnership from a clean slate and, moreover, renew partnership with a specific roadmap that will reflect mutual benefit for both states. ,” the Prime Minister said.