U.S.-Georgia Bilateral Defense Consultations > U.S. Department of Defense > Release
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 21, 2022
Department of Defense Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Anton T. Semelroth provided the following readout:
On May 20, 2022, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Laura Cooper co-chaired the U.S.-Georgia Bilateral Defense Consultations in Tbilisi with Georgian First Deputy Defense Minister Lela Chikovani. Â The sides shared perspectives on the regional security environment, coordinated on plans for bilateral security cooperation, and discussed other issues of importance to U.S-Georgia defense relations. Â The event culminated with the co-chairs signing the Georgia Defense and Deterrence Enhancement Initiative (GDDEI) Bilateral Concept, a framework document . . .