Georgian FM: German ties crucial, precious, but actions by certain actors harming them

Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili on Friday expressed regret that the actions of “certain actors”, particularly Peter Fischer, Germany’s Ambassador to Georgia, were undermining valuable bilateral ties with Germany.

In her remarks, Botchorishvili underscored the high value Georgia places on its relationship with Germany but lamented that individual actions were damaging progress.

“Questions, of course, exist. We have not hidden these questions. Moreover, they are raised quite loudly from the Georgian political spectrum when it comes to the activities of the German Ambassador in Georgia. Of course, relations with the German state are very important and precious to us, and it is very regrettable that the actions of certain actors hinder the positive dynamics of these relations and damage them”, she said.

The Foreign Minister highlighted that the responses provided so far were inadequate and failed to clarify the situation for either Georgian or German audiences.

“Questions exist not only in Georgian society but also in German society, and it is very unfortunate that these questions remain essentially unanswered. The activities are still unclear to German society, though Georgian society clearly sees what we are dealing with”, Botchorishvili concluded.