GD Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said the Georgian government is prepared to engage in discussions with the United States on any topic. The statement was made during a press conference at the Georgian Dream party office, in response to a question from TV Pirveli regarding the status of U.S.-Georgia relations.
“We are ready to discuss any issue related to Georgian-American relations,” Kobakhidze said. “The main thing is to establish communication. As soon as we see interest in active dialogue, we will engage.”
Kobakhidze emphasized that the Georgian side had already made what he called a “maximum” public gesture by expressing readiness to renew the U.S.-Georgia strategic partnership, this time not just in name, but through a formal document and roadmap.
“We are ready to renew the strategic partnership not on paper, as it was in the past, but with a real document,” he said. “We await reciprocal steps. A healthy, fair approach is already on the table.”
When asked about a letter reportedly sent by Georgian Dream to the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump, described by outgoing U.S. Ambassador Robin Dunigan as "threatening and insulting", Kobakhidze dismissed the ambassador’s comments as unfounded and inappropriate.
“If we wanted to send an open letter, we would have sent one,” he said. “Second, you know that Mrs. Robin is not a resigned but a dismissed ambassador. If a dismissed ambassador spreads rumors, it’s not serious, it’s a lie.”
Kobakhidze claimed that Dunigan was formally dismissed and that, on the same day, the U.S. approved Georgia’s nominee for ambassador, signaling a reset in diplomatic relations.
“Our main message is clear, we want to restart the strategic partnership from a clean slate,” he said. “The previous administration and ambassadors like Degnan and Dunigan played a major role in deteriorating Georgian-American relations. They have no moral right to speak on this topic.”
The controversy follows Ambassador Dunigan’s interview with Radio Liberty in early July, where she revealed that a letter sent by Georgian Dream was perceived in Washington as "threatening, insulting, and frivolous."
