ArmInfo.The restrictions on the entry of ethnic Armenians into our country, regardless of their current citizenship, are due to security concerns. Moreover, both their own and the security of Azerbaijan. MP of the Azerbaijani parliament Rasim Musabekov expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo., commenting on the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation,
On March 12, the Russian Foreign Ministry published a call addressed to Russians going to Azerbaijan with a request to "carefully weigh the probable risks" of the trip. "Repeated appeals of the Russian side to the Azerbaijani side about the inadmissibility of discriminatory actions on an ethnic basis against citizens of the Russian Federation arriving in Azerbaijan," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"Many Armenians live in Russia, including from Nagorno-Karabakh, from Azerbaijan. All these people, knowing Azerbaijani, are able to adapt well on the spot and create security threats. On the other hand, there are a million refugees and internally displaced to put it mildly, the attitude towards the Armenians is not friendly. And our security forces are simply not in a position to put a special guard on every Armenian visiting Azerbaijan, "the MP said.
Musabekov stressed that Baku has repeatedly provided Moscow with the necessary explanations regarding the reasons preventing Azerbaijan from not hindering the entry of Russian citizens into the country because of their ethnicity. In this light, he assesses the reaction, perfectly informed about the reasons for the restrictions of the Russian Foreign Ministry, as incomprehensible. "At the same time, regardless of citizenship, ethnic Armenians, of course, can visit and they are visiting Azerbaijan with the purpose of participating in various international events. The main thing is that all such visits are initially coordinated, which makes it possible to ensure security and appropriate conditions for Armenians to stay in our country ", Musabekov concluded.