Tallinn City Council member expelled from Baku because of her  Armenian origins

ArmInfo. Estonian citizen, adviser to the chairman of the Tallinn City Council Karina  Hovhannisyan, who arrived in Baku to the international conference of  teachers as member of the Estonian delegation, was expelled from  Azerbaijan because of her Armenian origins. 

"They say a beautiful city, but I see the airport and the boor  guards. Do you know why? Because I'm deported from the country!

Thanks for supporting to my unreal colleague Catherine, the steepest  employee of the Estonian Embassy - Indrek, mega Niayazi, who was  trying to save the situation and the best chef in the world. Details  of the meeting, who is interested in hearing about the adventures of  an official with off-visa, and with a visa issued by their Foreign  Ministry, but with the wrong name, note not with citizenship.  Dialogue, tolerance, mutual respect, what am I talking about?,"  Hovhannisyan wrote on her Instagram page. Hovhannesyan noted that she  was sent to eat after 7 hours at the Baku airport, and only because  she herself asked.

Meanwhile, the Armenian Ambassador to Estonia Tigran Mkrtchyan on his  Facebook page provided details of the incident and assessed the  actions of Baku. Mkrtchyan wrote that on March 23, an Estonian  citizen, adviser to the chairman of the Tallinn city council Karina  Hovhannisyan as a member of the Estonian delegation arrived in Baku  to attend an international conference of teachers. "Hovhannisyan  officially received an electronic visa and went to Baku as a member  of the delegation, however, upon arrival at the airport, the Azeri  authorities "noticed an omission"- her Armenian origin and did not  allow entry into the country. After 12 hours of detention in a  special zone, she was sent back to Estonia: This behavior once again  showed the intolerant, racist nature of the Azeri authorities,  Armenophobic Baku is again cynical to European values unfamiliar to  it," the Armenian Ambassador wrote.

At the same time, the Armenian diplomat expressed hope that the  Estonian side will draw conclusions and respond adequately to this  incident, defending the interests of its citizens. In his opinion,  European institutions should not remain indifferent to the incident,  since Estonia is a member of the EU. This is not the first time when  citizens of another state of Armenian origin are refused to enter  Azerbaijan.