Peter Fischer incorrectly characterizes Georgia, as if we have stopped moving towards Europe - talking about the fact that criticizing EU decisions or bureaucracy means distancing oneself from the EU is not only unfair, but also a deliberate act of harm, which Peter Fischer is doing, - the First Vice-Speaker of the Parliament, Gia Volski, said while commenting on the statement of the German Ambassador, Peter Fischer.

According to him, German-Georgian relations are quite complicated and the lion's share in this belongs to the ambassador, who "gives instructions to the capital on what attitude to take towards Georgia".

"Fisher has certain reasons to have such harsh statements towards Georgia, its society. There are certain personal issues here, of course, but in his view, the European Union is what, for example, Marta Kos is talking about, when any criticism or self-criticism from the same EU representative countries is considered an expression of pro-Russianness. This standard should not be in the European Union, because all studies show that we are better than many European countries in the average or higher data that characterize a European country. If we are ahead by these standards, specifically talking about the fact that criticizing EU decisions or bureaucracy itself means distancing ourselves from the European Union is not only injustice, but also deliberate harm, which Peter Fischer is doing. Peter Fischer has caused serious damage to German-Georgian relations. He has introduced a serious problem into the relations. Of course, the ambassador is the figure who provides information to the capital [Berlin]. Its information is intensely incorrect, as we see in the open statements. He incorrectly characterizes Georgia, as if we have stopped moving towards Europe, while all the world's institutions tell us that Georgia is among the leaders in achieving the standards that this Association Agreement entails. If they want to drag Georgia into war and we are against it, this does not mean anti-Europeanism, much less pro-Russianism. The result of this is that our ambassador has been nominated for so long and this topic has not been properly discussed there. So, this can also be considered one of the expressions, but the expressions that the German high representative had when the Visegrad Group arrived give us hope. He assessed some issues as technical flaws, concerning the fact that Salome Zurabishvili is still the President of Georgia [on the German website]. Whether it is technical, or a certain diplomatic gesture, this is a form of self-justification, we accept it and expect "the situation to improve radically," said Volski.

For information, the German ambassador, Peter Fischer, noted that representatives of the Georgian government have come to the conclusion that they do not want to join the European Union, however, they cannot tell this to the population. "This is my kind of conclusion about Georgia, after four years of working here: I think those in power in Georgia have come to the conclusion that they do not want to join the European Union, that it is not in their interest, but they cannot tell the population that. They are not being sincere and honest with their population, because the population still dreams of Europe, for very important reasons," the ambassador said in an interview with Radio Liberty.