“Germany honors the Georgians who were killed by Soviet troops as they demonstrated for freedom and democracy on Rustaveli on 9 April 1989,” German ambassador to Georgia, Peter Fischer, wrote on X.

In his post, the ambassador noted that “defending freedom and democracy is an ongoing task. ”

“In East Germany, people protested for the same cause, and in November 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. Defending freedom and democracy is an ongoing task.

For months now, Georgians have been on Rustaveli protesting. To compare them to Soviets is wrong. To compare Germany and the EU to Soviets is also wrong.

We are friends of Georgia, not hostile foreign power. Every sincere Georgian knows this from the experience of the last 30 years,” Peter Fischer said.