Overview

• The Foreign Office said Georgia's leadership has targeted the EU, Germany and envoy Peter Fischer with hostile agitation for many months.
• Berlin characterized the recall as temporary and consultative as it considers next steps in the relationship.
• The move follows Fischer's public criticism of what he called an authoritarian course in Tbilisi and his attendance at trials of opposition figures.
• Prime Minister Irakli Kobachidse accused Fischer of meddling in internal affairs, and the Foreign Ministry in Tbilisi summoned him in late September.
• Germany noted that the EU Foreign Affairs Council will discuss Georgia on Monday, signaling potential wider European engagement with the dispute.