Gov’t to amend the law on diplomatic service
By Liza Mchedlidze
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
According to the press service of the government administration, the ministers discussed the amendments to the law on the diplomatic service to regulate the rotation cycle in the diplomatic service, as well as “the manner and terms of sending employees to the diplomatic missions of Georgia on long-term business trips”.
It is not yet known what changes will be made in the law.
The Government of Georgia has a constitutional dispute with the President of Georgia regarding the appointment of ambassadors.
The constitutional lawsuit "Government of Georgia against the President of Georgia", which evaluates the constitutionality of the president's refusal to appoint ambassadors and diplomats submitted by the government, was accepted by the plenum of the Constitutional Court for consideration on June 25, 2022.
The government requests an explanation regarding the appointment and dismissal of Georgian ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions, separation of powers between the President of Georgia and the Government of Georgia.
According to the Georgian government, in the last one year, the president has repeatedly left the ambassador candidates nominated by the government without responding.
Salome Zourabichvili's administration soon responded to the government's allegations, saying that accusing the president or her administration of lying which lacks politeness and is nonsense, causes unwanted tension in the society, especially when much more important issues are being resolved.
For information Salome Zourabichvili refused to appoint Davit Bakradze, current ambassador of Georgia to the United Nations.
According to Zourabichvili, after she became the president, 37 ambassadors were nominated and she signed the appointment of 36 of them. The president of Georgia explained Davit Bakradze’s nomination dismissal by stating that Bakradze “has done nothing for US-Georgia relations during his 5 years of work in the USA.”
