Sunday, August 17, 2025

Obama had brief meeting with Saakashvili

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US President Barack Obama and President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili. (Photo from Saakashvili’s Facebook page.)

(Comments from Saakashvili added.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili Monday met with President Barack Obama in New York.

The brief conversation too place at a civil society event in connection with the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

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– Right!

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