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Interfax, Russia
Sept 21 2012
Remarks by Zhirinovsky-like politicians not good for Russian-Azeri
ties - Baku official
BAKU. Sept 21
Baku does not take remarks made by Russian Liberal Democratic Party
leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky seriously, but it will continue responding
to his anti-Azeri statements, Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister
Araz Azimov said.
"In my opinion, politicians such as Vladimir Zhirinovsky cannot be
taken seriously," Azimov told journalists, commenting on the Russian
parliamentarian's speech at a recent rally organized by the Union of
Russian Armenians in Moscow.
The Azeri government should make efforts to prevent similar statements
in the future "because they do not positively influence the
development of bilateral relations, but create obstacles to the
development of friendly ties," the deputy minister said.
The Russian authorities have not yet responded to Baku's protest over
Zhirinovsky's remarks, Azimov said.
The Azeri Foreign Ministry forwarded a note of protest to Russia
following Zhirinovsky's statement. Russian Ambassador Vladimir
Dorokhin was summoned to the Azeri Foreign Ministry on Tuesday and
Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov notified him of Baku's
discontent over the remarks made by the Liberal Democratic Party
leader in Moscow on September 14.
According to the Azeri ministry, this event was dedicated to the
possibility of pardoning Azeri officer Ramil Safarov, who was
extradited to Azerbaijan by Hungary, where he was given a life
sentence for killing an Armenian soldier.
The provocative statements made by Zhirinovsky at the rally cast a
shadow over cooperation and friendly relations between Azerbaijan and
Russia, Khalafov said.
Such remarks also harm Russia's mission within the Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, which has been
mediating a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, he said.
From: A. Papazian
Sept 21 2012
Remarks by Zhirinovsky-like politicians not good for Russian-Azeri
ties - Baku official
BAKU. Sept 21
Baku does not take remarks made by Russian Liberal Democratic Party
leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky seriously, but it will continue responding
to his anti-Azeri statements, Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister
Araz Azimov said.
"In my opinion, politicians such as Vladimir Zhirinovsky cannot be
taken seriously," Azimov told journalists, commenting on the Russian
parliamentarian's speech at a recent rally organized by the Union of
Russian Armenians in Moscow.
The Azeri government should make efforts to prevent similar statements
in the future "because they do not positively influence the
development of bilateral relations, but create obstacles to the
development of friendly ties," the deputy minister said.
The Russian authorities have not yet responded to Baku's protest over
Zhirinovsky's remarks, Azimov said.
The Azeri Foreign Ministry forwarded a note of protest to Russia
following Zhirinovsky's statement. Russian Ambassador Vladimir
Dorokhin was summoned to the Azeri Foreign Ministry on Tuesday and
Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov notified him of Baku's
discontent over the remarks made by the Liberal Democratic Party
leader in Moscow on September 14.
According to the Azeri ministry, this event was dedicated to the
possibility of pardoning Azeri officer Ramil Safarov, who was
extradited to Azerbaijan by Hungary, where he was given a life
sentence for killing an Armenian soldier.
The provocative statements made by Zhirinovsky at the rally cast a
shadow over cooperation and friendly relations between Azerbaijan and
Russia, Khalafov said.
Such remarks also harm Russia's mission within the Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, which has been
mediating a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, he said.
From: A. Papazian