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Nov 8 2013
Famous Italian singer asks to be removed from `persona non grata' list
8 November 2013, 12:36 (GMT+04:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Baku will study famous Italian singer Al Bano's appeal to remove his
name from the list of 'persona non grata', Azerbaijani Foreign
Ministry spokesman told Trend news agency on November 7.
Famous Italian singer Al Bano was included in the list of undesirable
individuals by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry for his illegal visit
to the territories occupied by Armenia.
Foreign ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev said Al Bano addressed the
Azerbaijani embassy in Italy requesting removal of his name from this
list.
Abdullayev said that Azerbaijan will consider his appeal.
Earlier, four foreign citizens blacklisted by Azerbaijan's Foreign
Ministry for illegally visiting the Azerbaijani territories occupied
by Armenia were removed from the list.
They pointed out in their appeals to Baku that they had been taken to
Azerbaijan's occupied territories by deception.
Unauthorized visits to Nagorno-Karabakh and other regions of
Azerbaijan occupied by Armenia are deemed illegal and individuals
paying such visits are included in the 'black list' of the Azerbaijani
Foreign Ministry.
The Foreign Ministry recently released a list of 335 people declared
'persona non grata' over illegal visits to the Armenian-occupied
territories.
Azerbaijan has repeatedly warned foreign officials and diplomats about
visits to its territories occupied by Armenia, saying this contradicts
international law. The Foreign Ministry has stated that such visits,
paid without prior notification of the relevant authorities of
Azerbaijan, are illegal and damage the settlement process of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a lengthy war that ended with the
signing of a fragile ceasefire in 1994. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis
were killed and over 1 million displaced as a result of the
large-scale hostilities. Since the war, Armenian armed forces have
occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan's territory, including
Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions. Armenia continues the
occupation in defiance of four UN Security Council resolutions calling
for immediate and unconditional withdrawal.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/61424.html
Nov 8 2013
Famous Italian singer asks to be removed from `persona non grata' list
8 November 2013, 12:36 (GMT+04:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Baku will study famous Italian singer Al Bano's appeal to remove his
name from the list of 'persona non grata', Azerbaijani Foreign
Ministry spokesman told Trend news agency on November 7.
Famous Italian singer Al Bano was included in the list of undesirable
individuals by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry for his illegal visit
to the territories occupied by Armenia.
Foreign ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev said Al Bano addressed the
Azerbaijani embassy in Italy requesting removal of his name from this
list.
Abdullayev said that Azerbaijan will consider his appeal.
Earlier, four foreign citizens blacklisted by Azerbaijan's Foreign
Ministry for illegally visiting the Azerbaijani territories occupied
by Armenia were removed from the list.
They pointed out in their appeals to Baku that they had been taken to
Azerbaijan's occupied territories by deception.
Unauthorized visits to Nagorno-Karabakh and other regions of
Azerbaijan occupied by Armenia are deemed illegal and individuals
paying such visits are included in the 'black list' of the Azerbaijani
Foreign Ministry.
The Foreign Ministry recently released a list of 335 people declared
'persona non grata' over illegal visits to the Armenian-occupied
territories.
Azerbaijan has repeatedly warned foreign officials and diplomats about
visits to its territories occupied by Armenia, saying this contradicts
international law. The Foreign Ministry has stated that such visits,
paid without prior notification of the relevant authorities of
Azerbaijan, are illegal and damage the settlement process of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a lengthy war that ended with the
signing of a fragile ceasefire in 1994. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis
were killed and over 1 million displaced as a result of the
large-scale hostilities. Since the war, Armenian armed forces have
occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan's territory, including
Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions. Armenia continues the
occupation in defiance of four UN Security Council resolutions calling
for immediate and unconditional withdrawal.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/61424.html