Azerbaijani ministry summons Russian ambassador, presents note
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry summoned Russian Ambassador to Baku Mikhail Yevdokimov on Friday to deliver a note of protest over remarks by a Russian lawmaker concerning the sentences handed down to several Armenian citizens, former leaders of the separatist regime in Karabakh.
During the meeting, the Azerbaijani side expressed strong protest over a statement made a day earlier by Konstantin Zatulin, first deputy chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, and a member of the ruling United Russia Party, regarding the court verdicts, News.Az reports, citing the Foreign Ministry.
The ministry strongly condemned Zatulin’s repeated statements directed against Azerbaijan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, his open support for separatism, and his attempts to distort court rulings related to Armenian citizens convicted of crimes against peace and humanity and war crimes committed as a result of Armenia’s military aggression against Azerbaijan. It also criticised his use of what it described as unacceptable language.
During the meeting, the Russian side was urged to take appropriate measures to put an end to the destructive activities of individuals such as Zatulin, whose actions, according to the ministry, undermine peace and stability in the region and harm relations between Azerbaijan and Russia.
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