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European MP's name now on “undesirable persons” list

28 September 2018 17:27 (UTC+04:00)
European MP's name now on “undesirable persons” list

By Kamila Aliyeva

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry issued a statement in connection with the illegal visit of European Parliament member Eleni Theocharous to the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh on September 27.

‘Member of the European Parliament from the Republic of Cyprus Eleni Theocharous was included in the list of persons banned from entering the territory of our country, and the General Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan initiated a criminal case against her under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code. This person, acting under the influence of Armenia and the Armenian lobby, demonstrates the position of justifying the aggressive policy of the ruling circles of Armenia and encouraging their occupation policy,” the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told Trend.

Earlier, the spokesman of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, Hikmat Hajiyev, said that the number of illegal visits to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan has significantly decreased. He noted that such visits have decreased after Azerbaijan launched its “undesirable persons” list, and has taken measures related to the issue.

Names of any individuals paying unauthorized visits to Nagorno-Karabakh and other regions of Azerbaijan occupied by Armenia are included in the Foreign Ministry’s list of “undesirable persons.” The ministry and diplomatic missions pay special attention to the illegal activity in the occupied areas of the country.

Baku has repeatedly warned foreign officials and diplomats of illegality of visits to its territories that are occupied by Armenia, calling them contradictory to international law. The work is constantly carried out to prevent such illegal actions.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

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Kamila Aliyeva is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Kami_Aliyeva

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