The rift between Georgia, once the closest partner of the United States in the Caucasus region, is deepening amid concerns about anti-democratic tendencies under the government of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. Speaking in the capital Tbilisi on Friday, Kobakhidze said that bilateral relations should now be reconsidered. Things could not go on as they had in the past, the 46-year-old told the InterpressNews media outlet, and any improvement would depend on the Americans. However, Kobakhidze, who came to office in February, did not give details on how Tbilisi might downgrade its ties with Wa…