The Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, embarked on an official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany, where he will meet with the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, the President of the country, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and the President of the Bundestag, Barbel Bas.
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According to the government administration, on April 12, after face-to-face and extended-format meetings, Irakli Kobakhidze and Olaf Scholz will hold a joint press conference.
Before the departure of the Georgian delegation to Germany on April 10, German Ambassador Peter Fischer met with the chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream, Irakli Gharibashvili. In a post on the social network X, the diplomat wrote that before the "important meeting" between Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the conversation with Gharibashvili touched on "on Germany's concerns about the "Transparency of Foreign Influence" bill and fulfillment of EU 9-Points." These issues are not mentioned in the statement released by the Georgian Dream party.
"At the meeting, they discussed the existing friendly relations between Georgia and the Federal Republic of Germany, as well as the successful cooperation in many fields. It was noted that the positive dynamics of the long-term partnership between the two countries in various fields are further strengthened. The conversation also touched on the current political situation in Georgia and the ongoing processes in the region," Georgian Dream reported.
On April 5, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag (Parliament) expressed concern over the reintroduction of the Russian law on so-called Foreign Agents by Georgian Dream. On April 10, the chairman of the committee, Michael Roth, wrote in X that the said law is incompatible with EU membership.
“An independent + critical civil society is not the enemy of the people but a condition to join the EU. Georgian Dream should listen to its people: 90% of Georgians want to join the EU, not Putin’s Russia!”
The ruling party intends to pass a law similar to the Russian one before the end of the spring session, even though it could harm Georgia's European integration process
