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Interfax, Russia
Sept 13 2013
Azerbaijan may forgive foreigners who illegally visited occupied Azeri
land - Foreign Ministry
BAKU. Sept 13 (Interfax) -The foreigners who were declared personae
non grata in Azerbaijan for unauthorized visits to the occupied
Nagorny Karabakh territory may be removed from the blacklist if they
apologize to Azerbaijan, Azeri Foreign Ministry press officer Elman
Abdullayev told a briefing on Friday.
"A list of people declared personae non grata in Azerbaijan has
recently been made. The people on this list have expressed concerns
that they will never be able to visit Azerbaijan again. In this
regard, some of them have contacted the Azeri Foreign Ministry,"
Abdullayev said.
"In their reports, those people said they were deceived when they
visited Nagorny Karabakh," he said.
Students from John Hopkins University have asked to be removed from
the blacklist, saying they were misled by Armenia, he said.
"Among the people on the list are Russian State Duma deputy Alexei
Mitrofanov, James Brooke, the head of the Voice of America bureau for
Russia, and others, including politicians, students, and journalists.
The main thing is that they understand that the situation is serious
and are contacting the Azeri authorities," Abdullayev said.
Abdullayev said some countries arrest people who violate their
borders, put them on international most wanted persons list, and try
them in a court of law.
"There were cases when citizens who accidentally violated the border
were arrested. After the list of personae non grata was made, the
Azeri Foreign Ministry started receiving requests for permission to
visit the occupied territories. These people are mainly journalists,"
Abdullayev said.
Responding to a question from Interfax on the number of people on the
blacklist, Abdullayev said there are 335 people on the list, but
people will be removed from it after their requests are considered.
Commenting on the issue of companies investing in the occupied Azeri
territories, Abdullayev reiterated that such companies were created by
the Armenian lobby.
"It have been proved by the general amount of alleged investment in
these territories by world-famous brands. Karabakh can only develop as
part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Our Armenian citizens who live in
those territories also understand that very well," he said.
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From: Baghdasarian
Sept 13 2013
Azerbaijan may forgive foreigners who illegally visited occupied Azeri
land - Foreign Ministry
BAKU. Sept 13 (Interfax) -The foreigners who were declared personae
non grata in Azerbaijan for unauthorized visits to the occupied
Nagorny Karabakh territory may be removed from the blacklist if they
apologize to Azerbaijan, Azeri Foreign Ministry press officer Elman
Abdullayev told a briefing on Friday.
"A list of people declared personae non grata in Azerbaijan has
recently been made. The people on this list have expressed concerns
that they will never be able to visit Azerbaijan again. In this
regard, some of them have contacted the Azeri Foreign Ministry,"
Abdullayev said.
"In their reports, those people said they were deceived when they
visited Nagorny Karabakh," he said.
Students from John Hopkins University have asked to be removed from
the blacklist, saying they were misled by Armenia, he said.
"Among the people on the list are Russian State Duma deputy Alexei
Mitrofanov, James Brooke, the head of the Voice of America bureau for
Russia, and others, including politicians, students, and journalists.
The main thing is that they understand that the situation is serious
and are contacting the Azeri authorities," Abdullayev said.
Abdullayev said some countries arrest people who violate their
borders, put them on international most wanted persons list, and try
them in a court of law.
"There were cases when citizens who accidentally violated the border
were arrested. After the list of personae non grata was made, the
Azeri Foreign Ministry started receiving requests for permission to
visit the occupied territories. These people are mainly journalists,"
Abdullayev said.
Responding to a question from Interfax on the number of people on the
blacklist, Abdullayev said there are 335 people on the list, but
people will be removed from it after their requests are considered.
Commenting on the issue of companies investing in the occupied Azeri
territories, Abdullayev reiterated that such companies were created by
the Armenian lobby.
"It have been proved by the general amount of alleged investment in
these territories by world-famous brands. Karabakh can only develop as
part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Our Armenian citizens who live in
those territories also understand that very well," he said.
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From: Baghdasarian