ArmInfo. The Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammedyarov and Russian Ambassador discussed the case of extradition of the blog writer Alexander Lapshin from Minsk by Bacu's request, said the Foreign Minister in an interview to RIA Novosti.
"We received a note from the Russian and Israeli embassies on this case. Literally tomorrow or the day after tomorrow the Russian Council will meet Lapshin in accordance with the Vienna Convention. The Embassy will have an access for communication his him. We will see the technical details by today. I already met the Russian Ambassador and discussed the given question. I see no obstacles here", said the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan.
According to him, the question of Lapshin will depend on the completion of the investigation. "He is charged on several articles of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. The final decision is the decision of the Court", he noted. Wherein, the Minister said that he is surprised and disturbed by the politicization of the case. "All the time he is called a blog writer. And what if he was an engineer, no one would carry about him? He violated the law and in accordance with judicial bases a case is opened", he resumed.