Georgia asks U.S. to recognize Georgia’s occupation

Georgian cabinet has applied to the United States asking “legally recognize Georgia’s occupation,” Izvestia paper reported quoting Georgian Parliament’s chairman David Bakradze as saying during a press conference after meeting with US congressmen.

Five US House of Representative officials traveled to Georgia, nearly at the same time with ex Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. However, Rice reportedly didn’t hold any talks and meetings and left Georgia very soon after arrival and flied to Dublin. In the mean time, five congressmen (of these two Republicans and three Democrats) held meetings with almost whole Georgian cabinet.

Pro-governmental local television channels reported that US guests “again confirmed that they support the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia and they paid a special attention to Georgia’s contribution to NATO-led military peacekeeping operations including those in Afghanistan.”

Georgia’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement reading that congressmen “admired the democratic reforms in Georgia.”

Country’s opposition tried to sober down the US officials. They complained about political prisoners, government’s pressure on media, violation of human rights and freedoms, changes in the Constitution in favor of President and his ruling party.

Republicans’ leader David Usupashvili said that Georgia’s efforts in NATO-led peacekeeping operations “should be a reason to close eyes on problems in Georgia.”