Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia sent a note of protest

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia in the Georgian Foreign Ministry sent a note of protest at the restrictions on freedom of movement of 356 citizens of Russia in the republic. In addition, Russian Foreign Minister called on Georgian authorities to halt attacks on the Russian Embassy in Tbilisi.

"Before the embassy organized gatherings, hooliganism escapades, insults, threats of physical violence against members of the Russian diplomatic mission. The building embassies as a result of these despicable acts were damaged. All this happens in apparent connivance of Georgian police ", - said Deputy Russian Foreign Ministry official spokesman Boris Malakhov said at a briefing in the" News ".

Russia Foreign Ministry in its statement demanded that the Georgian authorities to cease such actions.

"We demanded to take effective measures to protect the actual security dippredstaviteley, staff and visitors (the Russian embassy in Tbilisi)", - said Malakhov.

The diplomat noted that "now some 350 Russians can not depart from the territory of Georgia after the rest, as they do not allow Georgian police. It is only those who appealed to the Russian embassy in Tbilisi ".

"In our dippredstavitelstvo do constantly calls from citizens of Russia that when trying to leave the country Georgian police detain them and sends to the side, where they rested", - Malakhov added.