Associated Press: Arsenal provided with “comprehensive security plan”
By Trend
After holding lengthy talks with Arsenal, team midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan said he would not be traveling to Azerbaijan for next week’s final due to concerns related to the tension that currently exists between Azerbaijan and Armenia, reads an article published by the Associated Press, Trend reports.
UEFA stated that it had received assurances about Mkhitaryan’s safety in Azerbaijan “from the highest authorities in the country” and that a “comprehensive security plan” was provided to Arsenal, the article reads.
According to the article, the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan called it an “unwarranted decision” by Mkhitaryan and Arsenal, saying there was “no reason whatsoever to put under question the seriousness of these guarantees provided by Azerbaijan.”
The article also cites the words of Minister of Sports of Azerbaijan Azad Rahimov.
“We at all times have separated sports from politics, this surely applies to the case of Mkhitaryan,” the minister said.
After Mkhitaryan said that he would not be coming to Baku, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated that it had assured his safety, and accused Armenia of manipulating the situation, the article continues.
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