MIA : There was a small incident in Davit-Gareji, but situation has been defused

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there was a small incident between locals and Azerbaijani border guards on Davit-Gareji section, though the situation has been defused timely and now the situation has been calmed on the ground.

As InterPressNews was told by the MIA, the fact is being studied.

"We urge the society, civic groups to allow border delimitation commissions to continue working in a peaceful environment in order to reach an agreement on time," the Ministry told InterPressNews.

As for the taking the icons out the desert monasteries, neither the Ministry of Internal Affairs nor the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia makes comment on this report.