The Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze criticized a statement by Peter Fischer, the German Ambassador to the country, who on Wednesday said his Government would not support opening European Union accession talks with Georgia as long as the newly adopted controversial Georgian law on transparency of foreign influence remained in force.

Kobakhidze said he cannot attach much importance to the Ambassador’s statement, alleging the diplomat was involved in the election campaign of the domestic opposition Lelo party ahead of the parliamentary elections in October.

"On the backdrop of such frivolous actions, I cannot attach much importance to this person's statement. Germany, which has traditionally been distinguished as a responsible state, should not send such ambassadors to a country like Georgia”, - Kobakhidze stated.