Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Condemns Moscow for Allowing Bako Sahakyan to Enter Russian Federation

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Condemns Moscow for Allowing Bako Sahakyan to Enter Russian Federation

Baku / 25.11.18 / Turan: The Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan has condemned the Russian authorities for allowing the head of the Karabakh separatists Bako Sahakyan to enter this country.

"According to the information spread by Armenian media, the "head" of the separatist regime created in the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan arrived in the Russian Federation," the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said on Saturday evening.

The entry permit for a representative of the illegal separatist regime to the territory of the Russian Federation undermines efforts to advance the negotiation process and contradicts Russia's mediation obligations as co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group.

This step of the Russian side does not correspond to the high level of current relations between Azerbaijan and Russia and contradicts the legal framework of the bilateral relations, in particular the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Security between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Azerbaijan, the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan stated.

According to this document, "the parties undertake not to support separatist movements, and also prohibit and suppress the activities of individuals against the state sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the other party." "Such voyages of the" head "of the illegal regime to the countries of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs can lead to an unpredictable development of the situation around the conflict. In this case, the entire responsibility will be on the Armenian side," the statement of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry's press service said in conclusion.
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