“It raises questions that the meeting was held in an apartment rather than at the embassy — it will be interesting to see what comments the ambassador and the embassy make regarding this meeting,” said Levan Machavariani, MP from the Georgian Dream party, responding to Rustavi 2’s report that France’s new ambassador, Olivier Courtaud, secretly met with representatives of around 15 non-governmental organizations.

According to Machavariani, he hopes that the new French ambassador will remain within the framework of the Vienna Convention.

“Of course, this all raises certain questions. As you know, this is France’s new ambassador, and we will refrain from making extensive comments for now. It will be interesting to see what the embassy itself says on this matter. Based on the information released — that the meeting with representatives of the opposition and NGOs took place in an apartment — it naturally does not leave a good impression. However, let’s wait for the embassy’s statement.

Naturally, it raises questions that the meeting took place in an apartment and not at the embassy, not publicly. Logically, this can give rise to certain doubts. However, since this is a newly arrived ambassador in Georgia, we hope that he will act strictly within the limits of the Vienna Convention. It will be interesting to see what comments the ambassador and the embassy make about this meeting,” Machavariani stated.