This is a very important message. We have spoken many times and will repeat once again that we are ready to renew relations, start over, and reset, - the Mayor of the capital, Kakha Kaladze, said while assessing the messages expressed at the meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Mikheil Kavelashvili.

As he told the media today, the Georgian government took a step towards the US and immediately after President Trump's victory, expressed its readiness to reset relations under the new president and administration.

“This is a very important message. We have spoken many times and will repeat once again that we are ready to renew relations, start over, and reset. The Georgian government is ready for all of this and we welcome this attitude that was discussed. There are expectations, of course.

The Georgian government has taken a step and we say that the unfair attitude that existed under the Biden administration is categorically unacceptable for us. We are an independent, sovereign state and the masters of this country are, His Excellency, the Georgian people. We are a small country, but our past, our culture, traditions, sovereignty, and independence must be respected.

In addition, we said that under the new president and administration, the Georgian government is ready to start relations with a new page.

The attitude that the Biden administration had was categorically unacceptable because it was only a lie, an unfair attitude, lies, even regarding the same sanctions - no arguments and explanations," said Kakha Kaladze.

For information, according to Mikheil Kavelashvili, he met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance at a ceremonial reception held on behalf of the president of the host country in honor of the heads of state attending the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Italy. According to him, JD Vance greeted him first, and then Marco Rubio “stayed for a little longer and their conversation “turned out to be more in-depth.”

He spoke at length about the aforementioned dialogue on Imedi, noting that according to Marco Rubio, “the previous administration was extremely negative towards Georgia” and that “a technical group will be prepared to make it possible to start relations from a clean slate in an analyzed manner.”