US withdraws Georgian PM's invitation to Biden's UN reception

Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze addresses the "Summit of the Future" in the General Assembly hall at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 23, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo

TBILISI (Reuters) - The United States has withdrawn an invitation to Georgia's prime minister to attend a reception for world leaders hosted by President Joe Biden during this week's U.N. General Assembly, a U.S. official said, in the latest blow to a once-close relationship.

The official told Reuters that Washington had cancelled the invitation to Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and declined all meetings with the Georgian delegation.