Office: Georgian Foreign Ministry lying on the detention of peaceful Georgians in Ossetia

Allegations Georgian Foreign Ministry on the detention of peaceful Georgians in South Ossetia categorical refuted Russia representatives of the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Emergency Situations and other Russian departments.

Georgian Foreign Ministry said that Russian military "en masse detain the remaining civilian population of Georgian nationality and concentrate them in the village of Kurta".

"This is a lie", - Russia Defense Ministry representative said, commenting on the statement of Georgian Foreign Ministry. A similar comment gave Russia the representatives of Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Emergency Situations, Russian Health Ministry and other departments involved in eliminating the consequences of a humanitarian catastrophe in South Ossetia.

"We know that this is the Georgian authorities to obstruct the citizens of Russia in Georgia on his personal affairs", - reminded agency representative Russian MFA.

As reported on Friday Deputy Information and Press Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Boris Malakhov, more than 360 Russians turned to Russian embassy in Tbilisi and was informed that they are not released from Georgia. Georgian police detained them while trying to leave the country and sent back, RIA "Novosti".