Latest statements from the U.S. side make us optimistic,” Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told reporters.

According to the PM, the Georgian government openly expressed its full readiness to review relations and restore a strategic partnership with the U.S.

This depends on the U.S. side. We extended our hand, and we openly expressed our readiness to review relations and restore a strategic partnership with the U.S. We stay optimistic. Recent messages leave us optimistic. We wish to restore a strategic partnership, and we will be waiting for responsive steps,” he said.