Georgia’s foreign office rejects “fake” media reports on resignation of US Ambassador

Georgia’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday rejected media reports that said David Zalkaliani, the country’s Ambassador to the United States, had resigned, by calling them “fake”. 

In a statement, the Ministry stressed the reports were “unfounded” and “lacked any basis in fact”. 

The opposition-leaning Mtavari channel on Wednesday claimed Zalkaniani had resigned following an alleged disagreement with Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze over the withdrawal of an invitation of the PM to a reception hosted by the US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly 79th session in New York this week.