(Tbilisi, February 28, Civil Georgia) - "The United States offers us only a financial and technical assistance to combat terrorism and never asked to pass joint military operation in Pankisi - this is acceptable for us," Georgian Foreign Affairs Minister Irakli Menagarishvili stated today.

Russia constantly offers Georgia to pass joint military operation in Pankisi gorge to crack dawn on criminals and terrorists harboring in there. Georgian Foreign Minister stated on February 28 that Georgia will never accept Russia's proposal.

On February 28, Georgian MPs asked the Foreign Minister to come to the Parliament and inform about the situation regarding the Pankisi and the Russia's reaction on US military assistance to Georgia.