German Sterligov to appear in Azerbaijan’s black list

YEREVAN, JULY 7, ARMENPRESS. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan is going to include in its notorious “black list” wealthy businessman German Sterligov from Russia who settled in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. As Armenpress reports, Hikmet Hajiyev - Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesperson - informed this to Azerbaijani media outlets. Azerbaijan has created a hilarious black list which includes officials, journalists, world-famous people and even students who paid a visit to the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, as though they needed to get Baku’s permission for the visit.

German Sterligov, his wife and 5 children left from Russia for NKR 3 weeks ago. The rich businessman is going to settle in NKR and start a new business there. For this reason he assigned his helpers to sell his possessions in Russia.

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry earlier declared the Russian singerLjuba Kazarnovskaya an ‘undesirable person’. The latter was giving master classes in Stepanakert State Music College named after Sayat-Nova. Commenting on this, the singer said, “I am in the same list with Montserrat Caballé and I am proud of it. The Nagorno Karabakh Republic is a great place, where I took young people. I am not concerned. As long as there is aggression in the world, no peace will reign. Here, in Karabakh, people want peace.” The world-renowned singer informed that she is going to perform Giuseppe Verdi’s “Requiem” in NKR in the near future, as well as to establish an opera studio in Stepanakert.

The Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan started publishing its black list since 2013. The blacklist of foreigners who are banned to enter Azerbaijan includes individuals who visit the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh without making an agreement with the authorities of Azerbaijan. This list extends year by year. World famous artists, intellectuals, and politicians are included in the list.