The US urges the Georgian Government to implement the necessary reforms to acquire EU candidate status.

"We continue to partner with the people of Georgia as they pursue a democratic, prosperous, peaceful, and Euro-Atlantic future. And we urge the Georgian Government to implement the necessary reforms to acquire EU candidate status, and we stand ready to assist the government in doing so," the Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State said at the daily press briefing on October 3.

According to him, "the Russian-occupied regions are integral parts of Georgia:"

"We fully support Georgia’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized border."

When asked, "do you consider the Georgian Government as the pro-Russian political force?," Vedant Patel said:

"I’m just not going to categorize it like that one way or the other. That would be inappropriate for me to do. What I will just reiterate is, again, that we continue to partner with the people of Georgia as they pursue a democratic, prosperous, and peaceful Euro-Atlantic future."