In Tbilisi, the President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili and

the Vice President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. today held

constructive and productive talks on a broad range of issues. They

discussed economic, diplomatic and defense cooperation, as well as

Georgia's democratic reforms. Vice President Biden reaffirmed the

United States' strong support for Georgia's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. The

leaders agreed that Georgia and the United States would work to deepen

their partnership and expand cooperation across a broad spectrum of

shared priorities. To that end, they confirmed that the U.S.-Georgia

Strategic Partnership Commission would meet this fall and that their

admiistrations would work closely together to establish a detailed and

substantive agenda for the meetings.

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of the President of Georgia