The Diaspora recognized: Insults of Russian tourists in Georgians are becoming more frequent

The head of the Georgian Diaspora of Russia, David Tsetskhladze, commented on a video in which a tourist's face is smashed in a Kakheti hotel for Russian speech.

"We see that video footage of insulting Russian tourists has become more frequent on social networks. Georgia has always been famous for its hospitality and continues to follow this path. However, Western propaganda has managed to introduce hatred and a tendency to Russophobia in a certain part of society," Tsetskhladze said.

He called on all Georgian state institutions responsible for tourism and security to carry out comprehensive information work — both with tourism establishments and with civil society — and to rebuff Western Ukrainian propaganda. This should be done in order to avoid any serious incidents in the future, Tsetskhladze stressed.

"Despite the long-standing political difficulties between the countries, our peoples maintain warm and fraternal relations. Evidence of this is the statistics of mutual trips of Russian citizens to Georgia and vice versa. For Russians, Georgia is one of the most popular countries not only for recreation, but also because of friendly and family ties, as well as cooperation in a number of cultural projects and business areas. I hope the Georgian side will carry out appropriate work and ensure the most comfortable stay for Russian citizens in the country, just as it is provided for Georgian citizens in Russia," said the head of the Diaspora.

As EADaily reported, a tourist had her face smashed because of Russian speech in an elite hotel in Georgia. Tourists arrived in Georgia to meet friends and celebrate a birthday — they chose a luxury boutique hotel in Kakheti. The girls talked on the balcony, but at some point the tourists, according to them, were reprimanded by other holidaymakers for speaking Russian. An altercation ensued, after which an enraged man flew into their room and hit one of them in the face, a friend of the victim said. The number of victims was allegedly reported to the attacker at the hotel reception after a complaint was received from neighbors.

The victim was assisted by doctors, and her friend testified to the police. The girl said that law enforcement officers persistently asked her to delete the video of the attack, and the hotel blocked her account in social networks. The police have not officially commented on the incident, information about the detention of the aggressor has not yet been received.