Friday, August 13 2021 11:43

ArmInfo. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation made a decision to ban the entry into the territory of Russia for 50 years for former ambassador  of Azerbaijan to Belarus, Moldova and Pakistan, Isfandiyar Vahabzade,  after remarks about Russians and Russian politician Vladimir  Zhirinovsky. This was reported by TASS with reference to the press  center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

"Today, the decisions have been made to deny entry to the Russian  Federation for the term of 50 years to national of the Republic of  Kazakhstan Kuat Akhmetov and national of the Republic of Azerbaijan  Isfandiyar Vahabzade who made public statements on the Internet  stoking ethnic tensions," the ministry said in a statement.

At the same time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia warns  that foreign nationals calling for destructive actions against the  Russian Federation, its citizens and compatriots living abroad, will  not be allowed into the country since their stay in Russia may  jeopardize public order and security.  Leader of the Liberal  Democratic Party Vladimir Zhirinovsky himself reacted to this and  noted that he would seek to bring Vahabzade to justice.  

Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry assured that Vahabzade  stopped working in the Foreign Ministry back in 2016 and has no  connection with the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.  At the same  time, experts are convinced that it was no coincidence that  Vahabzade attacked Russia and the Russians with criticism. Analysts  believe that in this way, Azerbaijan is trying to exacerbate anti-  Russian sentiments within the country. This is done both by  discrediting the peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh and by  various attacks on the Russian Federation. The goal is to minimize  the role of Russia in the region.