US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan says the US Embassy is proud to support monitoring groups working in Georgia.

“International observers are the eyes and ears of the world during major elections around the world, and the U.S. Embassy is proud to support observer teams working in Georgia from the International Republic Institute, the National Democratic Institute, and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems.

Rigorous election monitoring is essential to ensuring legitimate elections with credible results that are trusted by the people”, - Ambassador Degnan told the observers as they discussed their work.