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Russian Embassy in Baku is waiting for clarification from Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan's on deportation of Russian
17:30 06/04/2013 » REGION
Russian embassy in Baku commented on the information that appeared in
the media about the fact that the embassy has sent a protest note to
the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, in connection with the incident that
took place in Baku with a journalist of "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" Milrad
Fatullayev, the Azerbaijani news agency "Trend" reports.
As press attaché of the Russian Embassy Alina Zolotarev told the
agency, Embassy of Russia had really sent a note to the Foreign
Ministry of Azerbaijan to help clarify the reasons of the fact that
the citizen of Russian Federation Milrad Fatullaev, who possessed
valid documents for entering the territory of Azerbaijan was not
allowed to get such entry, and was deported to Russia.
According to her, the Embassy of Russia in Azerbaijan expects a rapid
response of the Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to the note. At the same
embassy employee noted that the word "protest" was not mentioned in
the note.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich also told the
Azerbaijani news agency "APA" that the Russian embassy in Baku asked
the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry to clarify the incident, but it was
not a note of protest.
According to the "Trend" agency, earlier the media reported that the
Russian Embassy in Baku, had sent a note of protest to Azerbaijani
Foreign Ministry in connection with the incident that occurred to
Milrad Fatullayev at the Airport of Heydar Aliyev.
According to the agency, a columnist of "Nezavisimaya Gazeta"
Fatullayev was arrested at the Airport of Heydar Aliyev in Baku, and
then was deported from the country.
According to Milrad Fatullaev the cause of his deportation from
Azerbaijan served his visits to Armenia, articles of Levon
Melik-Shahnazaryan which were published in the newspaper "Real Time"
headed by Fatullayev , as well as his Lezgin origin. "The third reason
is my nationality. I am a Lezgin. Lezgins in Azerbaijan are
discriminated minority, which are subject by the official Baku to
violent Turkisation ", said the journalist.
Source: Panorama.am
Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan's on deportation of Russian
17:30 06/04/2013 » REGION
Russian embassy in Baku commented on the information that appeared in
the media about the fact that the embassy has sent a protest note to
the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, in connection with the incident that
took place in Baku with a journalist of "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" Milrad
Fatullayev, the Azerbaijani news agency "Trend" reports.
As press attaché of the Russian Embassy Alina Zolotarev told the
agency, Embassy of Russia had really sent a note to the Foreign
Ministry of Azerbaijan to help clarify the reasons of the fact that
the citizen of Russian Federation Milrad Fatullaev, who possessed
valid documents for entering the territory of Azerbaijan was not
allowed to get such entry, and was deported to Russia.
According to her, the Embassy of Russia in Azerbaijan expects a rapid
response of the Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to the note. At the same
embassy employee noted that the word "protest" was not mentioned in
the note.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich also told the
Azerbaijani news agency "APA" that the Russian embassy in Baku asked
the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry to clarify the incident, but it was
not a note of protest.
According to the "Trend" agency, earlier the media reported that the
Russian Embassy in Baku, had sent a note of protest to Azerbaijani
Foreign Ministry in connection with the incident that occurred to
Milrad Fatullayev at the Airport of Heydar Aliyev.
According to the agency, a columnist of "Nezavisimaya Gazeta"
Fatullayev was arrested at the Airport of Heydar Aliyev in Baku, and
then was deported from the country.
According to Milrad Fatullaev the cause of his deportation from
Azerbaijan served his visits to Armenia, articles of Levon
Melik-Shahnazaryan which were published in the newspaper "Real Time"
headed by Fatullayev , as well as his Lezgin origin. "The third reason
is my nationality. I am a Lezgin. Lezgins in Azerbaijan are
discriminated minority, which are subject by the official Baku to
violent Turkisation ", said the journalist.
Source: Panorama.am