Sec. 1244. Sense of Congress on support for Georgia
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Congress finds the following: Georgia is a valued friend of the United States and has repeatedly demonstrated its commitment to advancing the mutual interests of both countries, including the deployment of Georgian forces as part of the former International Security Assistance Force
(ISAF)and the current Resolute Support Mission led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO)in Afghanistan and the Multi-National Force in Iraq. The European Deterrence Initiative builds the partnership capacity of Georgia so it can work more closely with the United States and NATO, as well as provide for its own defense. In addition to the European Deterrence Initiative, Georgia’s participation in the NATO initiative Partnership for Peace is paramount to interoperability with the United States and NATO, and establishing a more peaceful environment in the region. Despite the losses suffered, as a NATO partner, Georgia is committed to the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan with the fifth-largest contingent on the ground. It is the sense of Congress that the United States should— reaffirm support for an enduring strategic partnership between the United States and Georgia; support Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally-recognized borders, and does not recognize the independence of the Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions currently occupied by the Russian Federation; continue support for multi-domain security assistance for Georgia in the form of lethal and non-lethal measures to build resiliency, bolster deterrence against Russian aggression, and promote stability in the region, by— strengthening defensive capabilities and promote readiness; and improving interoperability with NATO forces; and further enhance security cooperation and engagement with Georgia and other Black Sea regional partners.