Georgia's President Georgy Margvelashvili speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Tbilisi, Georgia, November 29, 2016. 2016. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia expects relations with the United States under Donald Trump to remain strong despite his calls for improved ties with Russia and Tbilisi will keep pressing for closer collaboration with NATO, the president of the ex-Soviet republic said.
Trump stirred concerns in central and eastern Europe during the U.S. election campaign with his praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin and also his suggestion that the United States may not defend allies deemed to spend too little on defence.
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