Moscow slams Baku's treatment of Russians with Armenian rootsJanuary 11, 2019 - 16:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan's detention and expulsion of Russian citizens on a national basis is a gross violation of their rights, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a weekly briefing when asked about complaints on non-admission of people of Armenian nationality to Baku. The border service of Azerbaijan has a record of denying entry to citizens of various countries due to their Armenian heritage. "I have seen a large number of messages, including on social networks. Such incidents happened during the holidays, we have registered similar cases earlier too," Zakharova was quoted as saying by Sputnik Armenia. "We regularly raised the issue to the Azerbaijani side, maintaining that such cases are becoming a tradition, unfortunately a wrong one. "The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly drawn the attention of the Azerbaijani side to the unacceptability of the situation. We have demanded that they stop this practice - both detentions and expulsions. It is incompatible with the friendly relations between the countries," the spokeswoman said. "The Russian side has received assurances from the Azerbaijani authorities that the situation will be rectified." 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |