Russian Embassy in Azerbaijan comments on provocative article on Nagorno Karabakh conflict posted on RIA Novosti

27 Fevral 2013 17:58 (UTC+04:00)

Ambassador Vladimir Dorokhin promised to inform Moscow of Azerbaijan’s position

"Moscow’s position on Nagorno Karabakh conflict has not changed and journalist Dubnov’s article entitled "Nagorno Karabakh is used to being unrecognized for 25 years" posted on the website of RIA Novosti agency can not cast shadow on this position," Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin said at the meeting with Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammad-Guliyev. The comment of the Russian embassy’s press service has been posted on the website of the embassy.

According to the press service of the embassy, at the end of the meeting with Mahmud Mammad-Guliyev, Ambassador Dorokhin promised to inform Moscow of Azerbaijan’s position.

Ambassador said the article expresses views of Dubnov and this position may not coincide with the position of Russian State Information Agency.

Vladimir Dorokhin told Mahmud Mammad-Guliyev that the article had already been removed from the website of RIA Novosti. The agency’s administration is studying the details.

On the eve of the 21st anniversary of Khojaly genocide, an online article entitled "Nagorno Karabakh is used to being unrecognized for 25 years" by journalist Vadim Dubnov was published on the official website of RIA Novosti. Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Azerbaijan was summoned to the Foreign Ministry in this regard and was presented a note of protest.