Azeri-born Kazakhstan citizen banned from Baku over visit to ArmeniaNovember 21, 2012 - 18:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Azeri-born Kazakhstan citizen was banned from entering Baku over his visit to Armenia. Bayram Azizov was detained in Baku airport and questioned by Azeri customs official as to the reason behind his visits to Armenia. Mr. Azizov’s passport was confiscated, while Azizov himself was left in the air. Having spent 2 days in the airport transit zone, Azizov addressed a Twitter message to Azeri president. Eventually, Azizov was contacted by Kazakh Foreign Ministry officials to enable his return to Almaty. As he was notified, his passport will be returned to him through Kazakh officials, while his plane ticket was provided by Air Astana Kazakh company. In the light of the events above, Kazakhstan addressed a diplomatic note to Azerbaijan, with no reply to follow, Tengrinews.kz reported. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |