TBILISI, April 23 (RIA Novosti) Georgian authorities oppress representatives of ethnic minorities, announced chairman of the "Civil movement - multi-ethnic Georgia" Arnold Stepanyan in an interview with News-Georgia agency.

He said that representatives of ethnic minorities often appeal to the "Civil movement - multi-ethnic Georgia" organization for protection of their rights. According to Arnold Stepanyan, there were cases when people were expelled from educational institutions or evicted from their apartments because of their ethnic roots.

Arnold Stepanyan pointed out that one of the major goals of the Association that unites 56 organizations representing 18 ethnic groups is "the assessment of the possibility of future ethnic conflicts in the country and the search for ways of their settlement."