BRITAIN'S AZERI EMBASSY SAYS TRAVEL WARNING CONCERNS KARABAKH
Turan news agency
31 Jan 05
BAKU
The British embassy in Azerbaijan has issued an explanation in
connection with a report by ANS TV concerning the information
allegedly posted on the web site of the British Foreign Office and
suggesting that British citizens should refrain from travelling to
Azerbaijan.
A statement by the British embassy says that it does not recommend
that British citizens visit "Nagornyy Karabakh and the military
occupied area surrounding it".
"The British government provides information about security, local
laws and customs, traffic safety and information about health and
visas," the embassy said in the statement. The press release also says
that thousands of British citizens visit Azerbaijan every year and
that Baku is home "to a British community", the statement says.
Turan news agency
31 Jan 05
BAKU
The British embassy in Azerbaijan has issued an explanation in
connection with a report by ANS TV concerning the information
allegedly posted on the web site of the British Foreign Office and
suggesting that British citizens should refrain from travelling to
Azerbaijan.
A statement by the British embassy says that it does not recommend
that British citizens visit "Nagornyy Karabakh and the military
occupied area surrounding it".
"The British government provides information about security, local
laws and customs, traffic safety and information about health and
visas," the embassy said in the statement. The press release also says
that thousands of British citizens visit Azerbaijan every year and
that Baku is home "to a British community", the statement says.