The Foreign Office said it had for that reason taken the decision to recall Fischer from Tbilisi to consider how to proceed. It noted that the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council would discuss Gorgia on Monday.
More than two weeks ago, the Foreign Office made an official protest regarding Fischer’s treatment to Georgia’s chargé d’affaires in Berlin.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze had accused the ambassador of interfering in his country’s internal affairs after Fischer repeated criticism of the Georgian government’s authoritarian course.
Fischer drew criticism from Georgian leaders after attending court proceedings against opposition figures and was for this reason summoned by the Foreign Ministry in Tbilisi at the end of September.
The ruling Georgian Dream party declared itself the winner of elections in 2024 amid allegations of electoral fraud. Kobakhidze then suspended an article in the country’s constitution pledging closer ties with the EU.
This was followed by weeks of protests, mainly in the capital, but also in other cities.
