On September 25, Georgia’s Foreign Ministry summoned Gareth Ward, the British Ambassador. During a briefing, Irakli Kobakhidze, the Prime Minister of Georgia, stated that "there is not only direct, blatant interference in politics, but also encouragement of radicalism and polarization, which, I repeat, is a gross violation of the Vienna Convention." He emphasized that the ambassadors were "directly involved in political processes," describing it as "a gross violation of the principle of democracy and a gross violation of the Vienna Convention." Kobakhidze explained that the summons represented "a normal diplomatic measure" intended to "return the ambassador to the diplomatic framework." When asked to provide examples of alleged breaches of the Vienna Convention, he pointed to "direct interference in electoral processes" and instances where diplomats attended court proceedings "in order to exert influence on the work of judges."