US, Georgia hold training exercise

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US sailors and the Georgian coast guard have held training exercises aboard a visiting American warship.

Commander Marc Oberley of the U.S. guided missile destroyer USS Stout, left, and his officers, no name given, shake hands with Georgian Navy sailors, right, during a welcome ceremony for the USS Stout after anchoring in Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi, on Tuesday, July, 14, 2009.(AP Photo/ Shakh Aivazov)

The guided missile destroyer USS Stout is the sixth American warship to call at Georgia's Black Sea ports since last August.

Wednesday's show of US support comes amid persistent tension between the US and Russia over last year's regional conflict and over Georgia's future.

Earlier on Tuesday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev inspected his country's ground and naval forces in the Novor-ossi-ysk region of southern Russia.

Medvedev said he hopes the lessons of the Russia-Georgia conflict will be remembered by those who are "trying to change the existing orders".