The German government has issued an official response to inquiries from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party concerning German Ambassador to Georgia Peter Fischer. The questions centered on allegations that the ambassador rented expensive property from Georgian businessman and politician Mamuka Khazaradze, held meetings with opposition representatives, and the nature of those discussions.

According to the response published by the Bundestag, the government categorically denied claims that Ambassador Fischer rented property from Khazaradze, calling them false.

Regarding contacts with political figures, the government confirmed that the ambassador met with a representative of the opposition party For Georgia. The meeting took place after Georgia’s local elections on October 4, 2025, and was conducted “in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.”

“The Federal Government does not, as a matter of principle, comment on the content of confidential discussions,” the Bundestag statement read.

The response also noted that during the same period, Ambassador Fischer met once with the Head of the Georgian State Chancellery and once with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The official document, titled “Federal Government Response to the Minor Interpellation by Members of Parliament Udo Theodor Hemmelgarn, Gerold Otten, Heinrich Koch, other Members of Parliament, and the AfD Parliamentary Group,” summarized the AfD’s questions and the government’s replies as follows:

Question 1: Did Ambassador Peter Fischer rent expensive property from Mamuka Khazaradze?

Answer: No, this is not true.

Question 2: Which opposition politicians or groups did he meet with in the past ten weeks?

Answer: A representative of the For Georgia party.

Questions 3–4: What were the reasons and objectives of these meetings?

Answer: Addressed jointly with reference to the government’s preliminary remarks.

Questions 5–6: What topics were discussed, and why were meetings held before the elections?

Answer: The government does not comment on confidential discussions and clarified that the meeting occurred after the elections.

Question 7: How many meetings took place with representatives of the Georgian government in the past 12 weeks?

Answer: Once with the Head of the State Chancellery and once with the Deputy Foreign Minister.

Question 8: How do meetings with opposition figures align with the Vienna Convention?

Answer: Such meetings fully comply with the Vienna Convention.

The AfD’s inquiry, submitted on October 13, also sought details about German government funding for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Georgia and the role of the German Embassy and Ambassador Fischer in those processes. The federal government has since published official answers to those questions on its website.