Georgia’s Culture Minister Defends Firing Of National Theater’s Director

Minister Nikoloz Rurua, on the dismissal of the revered Robert Sturua from the Rustaveli Theater following several xenophobic remarks: “It is correct that nothing in Mr Sturua’s work suggests xenophobia, but … [in] multicultural Georgia the remarks are provocative and dangerous … [A] message had to be sent out that xenophobic comments, from a state employee, are unacceptable.”