EU Ambassador views it as standard practice to respond to citizens’ letters, Embassy does not share private opinions of authors

“Yes, it is a standard practice for every diplomatic mission to respond to the letters that we receive,” said EU Ambassador to Georgia Paweł Herczynski.

The Ambassador responded to the question regarding the response letter sent by the EU Embassy to a letter received from imprisoned Zviad Tsetskhladze, the founder of the youth movement Dafioni.

Paweł Herczynski said Zviad Tsetskhladze’s letter was about the possible suspension of visa-free travel to Georgian citizens by the European Union.

The Ambassador clarified that the embassy does not share the private opinions of the letter’s author in its response.

“Yes, it is a standard practice for every diplomatic mission to respond to the letters that we receive. This is what all diplomatic missions are doing in Georgia, and also what Georgian missions are doing in foreign countries. This is why you have embassies. Citizens are writing letters to us, and usually we respond to those letters. This particular letter in question was about the EU’s possible suspension of visas to Georgian citizens. I replied to this letter, actually, one of the members of my team replied to this letter, and of course, by replying to a letter, we do not necessarily share the private opinions of whoever sent us this letter, but it is a normal practice for any diplomatic mission to respond to the letters that are sent to us,” he said.