U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday Washington hopes that Georgia completes the [Anaklia Deep Sea] port project. 

In his press remarks following the meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze, Mike Pompeo said:“I communicated our hope that Georgia completes the port project."

"The project and others will enhance Georgia’s relationship with free economies and prevent Georgia from falling prey to Russian or Chinese economic influence. Those pretended friends do not have Georgia’s best interests at heart,” he added.

The Georgian Prime Minister started his U.S trip on June 5, holding meetings in San Francisco, Seattle, Canada and Washington D.C.. PM Bakhtadze will conclude his visit in Dallas on June 14.