Saturday, January 10, 2009

USA-GEORGIA: Rice in ‘pre-Nato’ pact with Georgia (ft.com)

By Isabel Gorst in Moscow

Published: January 10 2009 05:24 | Last updated: January 10 2009 05:24

The US risked irking Russia by signing a strategic partnership charter with Georgia on Friday intended to act as a catalyst for its strongest ally in the South Caucasus to gain entry to Nato.

The charter, signed in Washington by Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state and her Georgian counterpart Grigol Vashadze, calls for cooperation in the areas of defense, economy culture and democratic reform ...

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