“The Venice Convention is not merely a piece of paper; it is a key test in international law,” said Tea Tsulukiani, Chair of the Interim Parliamentary Investigation Commission in the GPB’s Program Actual Topic with Maka Tsintsadze.

According to Tsulukiani, the Foreign Ministry has the right and obligation to summon an ambassador when they violate the Venice Convention.

She said that national interests and the interests of the Georgian people had represented a “red line” for the Georgian Dream government since Bidzina Ivanishvili served as Prime Minister.

“The government of the Georgian Dream of different times managed that nobody crossed that red line. I, as the minister, also kept patience many times. Today, the Georgian people openly see the arrogant behavior of the German Ambassador, and I can imagine the ambassador’s behavior beyond the closed door. It is inconceivable. I don’t speak about that particular ambassador. I bring his example for illustration,” she said.

Tea Tsulukiani emphasized that Georgia is ready for partnership with everybody if they don’t infringe national interests of Georgia.

“Therefore, it is good if the German Ambassador was summoned. This practice exists in many countries. When an ambassador betrays professionalism and professional conscience, he/she is summoned and told that he/she has misbehaved. The Venice Convention is not merely a piece of paper; it is a key test in international law. When violations of norms of the second convention are evident, the Foreign Ministry has the right and obligation to summon an ambassador and explain,” she said.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (MFA) summoned German Ambassador to Georgia Peter Fischer following concerns about alleged political interference in the host country’s internal affairs on September 24.