
Georgia–US Relations
Kobkahdize meets with US State Department delegation, again
This is the second time Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has met with a US State Department delegation in May 2026 alone.

This is the second time Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has met with a US State Department delegation in May 2026 alone.

Sonata Coulter is a Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US State Department.

One ruling party MP claimed that the bilateral relations are now ‘restored’.

While the US’s role in the South Caucasus is expanding, significant political and economic factors argue against a full partnership reset.

The mixed messages come as the current state of Georgia’s relations with the US remain murky.

The call comes as US President Donald Trump signed an extension on the Biden-era sanctions against Bidzina Ivanishvili.

Georgians applying for US visas will soon be forced to post a bond of up to $15,000.