‘Clean Slate’: Georgia Seeks Better Ties With US, Prime Minister Says

Georgian leader blames the current diplomatic crisis on the ‘deep state’ and shares hopes ties will improve under the incoming Trump administration.

Mikheil Kavelashvili (C), elected by lawmakers as Georgia's new president, takes the oath during his swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Tbilisi on Dec. 29, 2024. Irakli Gedenidze/AFP via Getty Images

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has called for a reboot of U.S.–Georgia relations after months of strained ties between Washington and Tbilisi.

His comments follow months of increasingly strained relations over Georgia’s recent adoption of legislation aimed at curtailing perceived foreign influence.