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ILHAM ALIYEV HAD HIGH-LEVEL MEETING WITH ARMENIAN SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA, THEN MFA BLACKLISTED HIM
Panorama
Oct 5 2011
Armenia
Joseph Simitian, California State Senator of Armenian descent, who
visited Baku a week ago, has been officially banned from entering
Azerbaijan. He has been blacklisted by the Azerbaijani Foreign
Ministry.
According to Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev,
the Senator has been punished for visiting Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azadlyg reports that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had a
high-level meeting with Joe Simitian a couple of days ago. During the
meeting, Aliyev stressed the development of the bilateral relations and
the necessity of mutual visits for expanding cooperation between the
two states. Moreover, the Azerbaijani President expressed satisfaction
with the delegation's visit to Azerbaijan, headed by Joe Simitian.
"Azerbaijan's leadership was well aware that the State Senator is
of Armenian descent and has repeatedly visited NKR. The Azerbaijani
government apparently tried to get propaganda dividends from the State
Senator's meeting with Ilham Aliyev, but soon they faced the fact that
Simitian visited NKR, and "the spirit of patriotism" awoke in them.
The result was that Azerbaijan once again found itself in a comic
situation," Azadlyg reported.
Panorama
Oct 5 2011
Armenia
Joseph Simitian, California State Senator of Armenian descent, who
visited Baku a week ago, has been officially banned from entering
Azerbaijan. He has been blacklisted by the Azerbaijani Foreign
Ministry.
According to Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev,
the Senator has been punished for visiting Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azadlyg reports that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had a
high-level meeting with Joe Simitian a couple of days ago. During the
meeting, Aliyev stressed the development of the bilateral relations and
the necessity of mutual visits for expanding cooperation between the
two states. Moreover, the Azerbaijani President expressed satisfaction
with the delegation's visit to Azerbaijan, headed by Joe Simitian.
"Azerbaijan's leadership was well aware that the State Senator is
of Armenian descent and has repeatedly visited NKR. The Azerbaijani
government apparently tried to get propaganda dividends from the State
Senator's meeting with Ilham Aliyev, but soon they faced the fact that
Simitian visited NKR, and "the spirit of patriotism" awoke in them.
The result was that Azerbaijan once again found itself in a comic
situation," Azadlyg reported.