The German Ambassador to Georgia said that Germany and the European Union do not wish to halt visa liberalization for Georgian citizens travelling to the Schengen area.

“I don’t know whether it’s a possible scenario. It depends on how things develop. By the decision of the Foreign Affairs Council and the European Council, all options are on the table. How it will develop we don’t know, we don’t want to suspend it. We welcome Georgian people to come visa-free to the Schengen space. That’s why the Schengen space decided to open it for the Georgians. We want students to come, we want tourists to come, good tourists, we want anyone who wants to come. You’re very welcome.

So it will all depend on the future development. The EU is Georgia’s partner. It has been a very good partner for 30 years. Germany is a member state of the EU, we are their largest member state. We have also been a very good partner to Georgia for 30 years. We would like to continue to be a good partner, but partnership takes two sides. I think that’s all I have to say about it”, - said Peter Fischer.