Tbilisi. NGOs have released a joint statement about developments in the village of Samtatskaro, urging the authorities to take meaningful actions for ensuring safety of local Musllim population and for conflict resolution. "These developments clearly demonstrate that there is a source of religious conflict in the village of Samtatskaro, and that local Muslims are under pressure and intimidation exerted by the local population... In view of the gravity of the situation, the state has an obligation to take timely and meaningful measures for ensuring safety of local Muslims and resolving the conflict. Otherwise, there are risks that the conflict will be further deepened and spread out to other similar settlements", says the statement.

Source:gyla.ge