Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Panjikidze has been accused of violating a number of international conventions by honorary consuls of the country. Today it was reported that 17 of the 22 consuls wrote letters to the Speaker of Parliament and the Prime Minister of Georgia, protesting against the new restrictions on authority imposed by Maya Panjikidze. The restrictions will come into operation on September 1. The consuls are disappointed with the withdrawal of diplomatic vehicles' number plates and the scrapping of separate parking lots at the airports. The diplomats state that such restrictions will affect their status and work.However, the Foreign Minister is sure that such measures comply with the Vienna Convention, because all privileges apply to honorary consuls while conducting their official duties.
Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Panjikidze has been accused of violating a number of international conventions by honorary consuls of the country. Today it was reported that 17 of the 22 consuls wrote letters to the Speaker of Parliament and the Prime Minister of Georgia, protesting against the new restrictions on authority imposed by Maya Panjikidze. The restrictions will come into operation on September 1. The consuls are disappointed with the withdrawal of diplomatic vehicles' number plates and the scrapping of separate parking lots at the airports. The diplomats state that such restrictions will affect their status and work.
However, the Foreign Minister is sure that such measures comply with the Vienna Convention, because all privileges apply to honorary consuls while conducting their official duties.
