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By Mushvig Mehdiyev

Georgia and the U.S. mulled the further cooperation in regional security field.

Davit Sujashvili, Secretary of Georgia's Council for Security and Crisis Management focused on the issues of regional security in his mwwting with Richard Norland, U.S. Ambassador to Georgia on January 21, Trend reported.

“We discussed a wide range of issues that are of great interest for both Georgia and the U.S. in terms of security and international relations,” Norland said.

Norland added that Georgia and the U.S. are strategic partners, and the his country will try to help Georgia wherever it is possible.

He said Georgia needs to maximize the use of diplomacy and international relations.

Norland called the meeting fruitful and expressed his hope for further relations with Georgia.

Sujashvili, in turn, said the cooperation of Georgia with the U.S. on security issues is of ultimate importance.

“We discussed the issues of our interest, situation in the region, as well as global processes. I believe that we had a very fruitful meeting,” Sujashvili added.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has earlier said the U.S was the most important strategic partner of Georgia regardless of its leadership.

He has also appreciated his good relations with U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, saying Georgia and the U.S. are loyal to the same democratic and freedom values.

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