David Usupashvili, the chairperson of the parliament of Georgia has hosted Philip Gordon, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs today. The meeting was closed for media and it lasted for 45 minutes. The gathering was attended by Richard Norland, U.S. ambassador to Georgia and Tedo Japaridze, the chairperson of foreign relations committee of the Parliament of Georgia. “I told the chairperson that we appreciate everything  he is doing for Georgian democracy, managing difficult but critically important democratic and peaceful transition and I assured him how much he can count on the support of the United States for what he`s doing”- Gordon said. According to Mr. Usupashvili, Philip Gordon is particularly interested in the issue of cohabitation of parliamentary and presidential institutions. At the meeting, the sides discussed the prospects of democracy and touched the topic relating steps that should be taken to ensure justice in the country. Mr. Usupashvili spoke about the arrests and noted that  each of such arrests should not become the reason of hysteria. The meeting also focused on Georgian-US relations and promotion of Georgia’s integration into NATO.