The Official Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement regarding Hillary Clinton's declaration in Paris is as following:
Georgia supports the European Security Policy laid forth by the US Secretary of State in Paris, on 29 January 2010. According to Hillary Clinton, European security remains an anchor of U.S. foreign and security policy and is far more than a strategic interest of the United States. It is also an expression of values.
The cornerstone of European security for the United States is the "sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states".
The United States supports new European democracies seeking to chart their own political futures, free from external intimidation or aggression. In this context, the United States calls on Russia to honor the terms of its ceasefire agreement with Georgia, and refuses to recognize Russia's claims of independence for Abkhazia and South Ossetia. More broadly, the United States objects to any spheres of influence claimed in Europe in which one country seeks to control another's future. The second principle of European security, according to Hillary Clinton, is the indivisibility of security. She believes that common goals are best pursued in the context of existing institutions, such as OSCE and NATO.
The US Secretary of States underlined that the Russia-Georgia war in 2008 was not only a tragedy but has created a further obstacle to moving forward to a more full-fledged security.
The United States does not share Russia's sense of insecurity over the expansion of NATO and EU. Rather, it believes that that the enlargement has increased Russia's security and prosperity. "NATO will remain open to any country that aspires to become a member and can meet the requirements of membership" - Hillary Clinton is quoted as saying.
The United States maintains that OSCE should be empowered to increase its work in the world given that the principles and commitments enshrined in the Helsinki Final Act are one of the best things that the Euro-Atlantic community has accomplished together. Hence, the United States comes forward with proposals for strengthening OSCE efforts in three areas - military, economic and environmental, and human rights.
The United States considers the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty as a cornerstone of European security. However, two years ago, Russia suspended the implementation of the CFE Treaty.
The US Secretary of State affirmed the Obama Administration's approval of the progress achieved in relations with Russia on a range of matters, however, she emphasized that the United States still has some differences with Russia, which it will try to resolve in a constructive manner.
The United States calls on all States for cooperation in order to achieve not only a Europe secure, democratic, unified and prosperous, but a Euro-Atlantic alliance that is greater than the sum of its parts.