A group of Georgian citizens of Azerbaijani origin on Sunday staged an anti-Armenian protest in the city of Marneuli in Kvemo Kartli Province of Geoegia, chanting such slogans as,”End occupation, freedom to Karabakh” and “Georgia extends solidarity with Azerbaijan in this fight”, Executive Director of Javakhk Fund Armen Avetisyan said on Facebook.
According to him, this is nothing more than a belligerent call made in a third country, which may cause ethnic clashes in multinational Georgia.
“After the anti-Armenian rally, a group of Azerbaijanis beat a young Armenian man near the police station in Sadakhlo community of Kvemo Kartli Province and fled the scene,” he said.
Stating that the incident poses serious threats, he urged the Georgian law enforcement agencies to immediately prevent similar attacks and bring those responsible to account.
“Otherwise, it is fraught with unpredictable and undesirable consequences,” Avetisyan added.
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