Secretary Rice met with President Saakashvili, the Foreign Minister and members of the government, and with opposition and civil society figures during her visit to Tbilisi, July 9-10. Secretary Rice stressed that Georgia needs to continue to develop a strong parliament, strong independent media, a strong civil society, and an independent judiciary. The Secretary also said, “We need to elevate (talks on Georgia’s frozen conflicts). … We need (to talk) more intensively and at a higher level.” The Secretary’s visit was widely covered in local, regional (including Russian), and international media. She gave an exclusive interview to Rustavi 2’s David Kikalishvili – a recent TV Co-op participant – which was aired Saturday, July 13.