Russia hopes to return citizen with Armenian roots from AzerbaijanJanuary 16, 2019 - 15:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hopes that the issue of the return from Azerbaijan of Marat Ueldanov-Galustyan, a Russian citizen of Armenian descent, will be resolved through dialogue. Ueldanov was detained in summer 2016. Russian Embassy in Baku asked Ueldanov’s relatives back then to “be understanding” as "his Armenian origin makes it extremely difficult to protect him" in Azerbaijan. The Russian citizen works at the Austrian company Do & Co and was in Baku on a business trip. In baku, he is accused of illegal acquisition, production, storage and distribution of drugs on a large scale. During a press conference on the results of 2018, Lavrov said issues that concern Russian citizens who find themselves in a difficult situation in other states, including the CIS countries, are in the Foreign Ministry's center of attention. "I assure you that this particular topic was weighed in on during the recent negotiations with our Azerbaijani colleagues," Lavrov was quoted as saying by TASS. "I hope we will be able to find a solution through dialogue and make decisions based on legal norms in order to return this person to Russia." Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. 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. 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. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |