Azerbaijan sends note of protest over Artsakh officials' Russia tripNovember 7, 2019 - 10:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Bocharnikov was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baku, where he was handed a note of protest in connection with a trip to Moscow by Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) representatives, who, according to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, held meetings "with a number of representatives of Russian expert and academic centers." The press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, November 6 that Bocharnikov "stressed that Russia's position on the conflict is well known and unchanged," TASS reports. The note was handed to the envoy to protest the visit of the Karabakh Foreign Minister Masis Mayilyan and the Minister of Culture of Artsakh Lernik Hovhannisyan to Moscow. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry argued that “such visits are invariably provocative and directed against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan.” Mayilian and Hovhannisyan were in Moscow on a short working visit to attend cultural events on the occasion of the Artsakh Culture Day in Moscow on Sunday and meet with representatives of the Russian expert and academic centres on Monday. Last Friday, Baku summoned US Ambassador in Azerbaijan Earle Litzenberger to hand him a protest note over the visit of Mayilian to the United States last week. Related links: 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 | 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. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |