Georgian FM: presentation of credentials by Georgia’s Ambassador to German President positive step toward resetting relations

Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili on Tuesday expressed hope that the upcoming presentation of credentials by Georgia’s Ambassador to Germany will create an opportunity for a “positive reset” in bilateral relations.

Botchorishvili commented on the scheduling of Aleksandre Kartozia’s credentials ceremony with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, as well as the removal from the German Federal Foreign Office’s website of the page that had identified Salome Zourabichvili as Georgia’s incumbent President.

In her remarks, the Foreign Minister noted that Germany is an important partner for Georgia and emphasised the importance of normalising bilateral relations.

“Germany is an important partner, and, of course, it is very important to normalise our relations, which unfortunately have recently been marked by a predominantly negative dynamic for various reasons. I will not go into those reasons now. However, I hope that our Ambassador’s presentation of credentials, together with the arrival of Germany’s new Ambassador to Georgia, will provide an opportunity for relations between our countries to return to a normal framework and develop in a way that serves the interests of both Georgia and Germany”, she concluded.