German Ambassador to Georgia Peter Fischer echoed his meeting with the Head of the Georgian Government Administration, Levan Zhorzholiani.

As the Ambassador wrote on the X Platform, he requested that payments from the German government be exempt from the Grants Law but received a refusal.

“I met Mr. Zhorzholiani, Head of Govt Admin, at my request, to ask for payments from the German Government to be exempt from the Georgian Grants Law, as they are already agreed in previous Germany-Georgia treaties. A legitimate legal question. Answer: No. Germany will focus future finance on friends with low administrative costs,” he said.

Levan Zhorzholiani, Head of Government Administration of Georgia, met the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Georgia, Peter Fischer, on September 25.

According to the Government Administration, the dignitaries reviewed the recent dynamics of relations between the two countries. It was noted that the Government of Georgia is not satisfied with the current level of bilateral relations and hopes that the situation will improve.

Discussions also touched upon the summoning of the diplomat to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. It was emphasized that this diplomatic measure was based on appropriate grounds. The Head of Government Administration stated that the Government of Georgia attaches great importance to relations with partner countries and hopes that the work of diplomatic representatives will continue in accordance with the principles of cooperation based on mutual respect.

The meeting also addressed the Law of Georgia on Grants. The German Ambassador requested that the Government of Georgia allow an exception regarding the approval of grants provided by German organizations to Georgian NGOs. Levan Zhorzholiani explained the procedure for obtaining consent for the issuance of grants and emphasized that the law applies equally to everyone; therefore, the Government of Georgia cannot allow discriminatory approaches.

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— Peter Fischer (@Diplo_Peter) September 26, 2025