On January 10, the Danish Ambassador to Georgia called Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of the Georgian Dream, an oligarch. The ambassador wrote about this in the OP-ED published in the local media, where he discussed recent events in Georgia, including its status as a EU-candidate country. "The ruling Georgian Dream party, founded by oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, who made his fortune in Russia in the 1990s, has been in power since 2012. The opposition, led by Saakashvili's United National Movement party, constantly boycotts parliamentary work and accuses the authorities of politicizing the courts, suppressing free media, and harassing members of the opposition," the ambassador wrote.

The press office of the Danish embassy also reacted to the situation. "We see an excerpt from a Danish article being used out of context in Georgian debates. The Embassy does not wish to contribute to this and refrains from making any additional comments," reads the statement released by the Danish Embassy in Georgia. The embassy issued a statement on the feedback to the article by Ambassador Anne Toft Sørensen published in a Danish newspaper, saying that Denmark has continuously supported Georgia on its path to Euro-Atlantic integration. "The article was written for a Danish newspaper after the historic decision to grant Georgia EU candidate status. The article highlights Georgia's clear desire to continue its EU integration and focuses on the contribution that Denmark can make to support Georgia, including through its newly opened embassy. Denmark has continuously supported Georgia on its path towards Euro-Atlantic integration and will continue to support cooperation in the implementation of reforms for Georgia's accession to the European Union," the statement reads.
On January 11, the Foreign Ministry summoned Danish Ambassador to Georgia Anne Toft Sørensen to the ministry for clarification. The ministry noted that the ambassador was summoned to the ministry and asked to explain the article she published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten and the incorrect facts and political assessments contained in it.

"As the Georgian side noted at the meeting, it is unfortunate that the article contains significant factual inaccuracies and non-objective assessments, which do not contribute to the formation of a positive attitude of the international community, including Danish readers, towards the country. It was also emphasized that the mentioned article was used for political interpretations by certain forces, which naturally hinders the effective implementation of the main task defined by the European Union for the country - depolarization. At the meeting, the Danish side expressed its concern over the above and stated that the article was intended to support the process of Georgia's integration into the European Union on the part of Denmark, and it was unfortunate that it was used in a negative context by the opponents," the statement said.