Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs threatens Russian mass media

YEREVAN, JULY 10, ARMENPRESS. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan has threatened Russian mass media representatives that are going to participate in wealthy businessman German Sterligov’s press-conference to be held in Shushi on July 13. As Armenpress informs, the aforementioned was reported by “moderator.az” news agency. Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Hikmet Hajiev stated that any journalist who takes part in the press-conference will appear in Azerbaijan’s black list.

Russia’s wealthyentrepreneur German Sterligov, who has settled in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic with his wife and 5 children, mentioned in an interview with REN TV: “Armenians who have such a motherland, such a history and such beautiful sights are happy. I have travelled all over the world but nowhere have I seen such abundance and most importantly such cordial interpersonal relations. The aggression level is zero here,” he said. He added that he is happy to have brought his children with him to Nagorno-Karabakh. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan had earlier announced their intention to include wealthy businessman German Sterligov in Azerbaijan’s notorious “black list”. 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. 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.