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Berlin has summoned its ambassador to Georgia, Peter Fischer, for consultations after he became the target of attacks by the South Caucasus country's pro-Russian government, the German Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday.
"For many months, the Georgian leadership has been agitating against the EU, Germany and also personally the German Ambassador Fischer," the Federal Foreign Office wrote in a post announcing the decision to summon the ambassador "for consultations on how to proceed."
The situation in Georgia, which last December inaugurated its new President, Mikheil Kavelashvili, a far-right activist and former footballer, amid claims that his controversial election was a fraud, will be discussed at a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday.
Georgia halted the country's EU accession process, sparking street protests, and the withdrawal of the German ambassador comes after a prolonged escalation between Georgia's head of government, Irakli Kobakhidze, who is Russia-oriented, and Fischer.
Georgia's Foreign Ministry last month summoned the German ambassador, suggesting in a statement that he was part of efforts to promote a "radical agenda within the country" and warned Fischer not to interfere in Georgia's internal affairs.
German weekly Der Spiegel reported on Sunday that, among other things, the diplomat had gotten into trouble for attending court hearings against opposition members. The newspaper also said Fischer had been criticized by Tbilisi for renting the home of an opposition politician.
The German ambassador is not the only target of the pro-Moscow government. On Thursday, Georgia's Interior Ministry fined Finland's Foreign Minister after she expressed support for protesters at a pro-EU, anti-government rally in Tbilisi.
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