Medvedev: The conflict between Yerevan and Baku should not create  grounds for violence and clashes within Russia

ArmInfo.  Head of the ruling  United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, speaking about the  Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, said that within the Russian  Federation this topic should not create grounds for violence and  clashes.

< I think it is important that our law enforcement agencies are  focused on that this topic inside the country should not create  grounds for the use of violence and any clashes," he said at a  meeting with participants in the PolitStartup personnel project, RIA  Novosti reports.

Medvedev noted that Diasporas should also feel their responsibility.  "Otherwise, those who violate Russian laws, no matter what their  nationality, must bear tough responsibility under Russian laws. And  if these violators are foreign citizens, even of friendly countries,  we need to apply understandable measures to them, they just need to  be expelled from the country, if there are no other principles for  the application of responsibility," the head of the United Russia  believes.

To recall, the clashes on the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border took  place on July 12 and lasted for several days. The Azerbaijani Armed  Forces subjected to artillery fire not only the positions of the RA  Armed Forces, but also the Armenian border villages. As a result of  these actions, a civilian of the village of Chinari was injured, and  civilian infrastructure was damaged. According to official data, 5  servicemen were killed from the Armenian side, 36 more were wounded  (5 seriously), from the Azerbaijani side - officially about two  dozen. The Armenian Armed Forces announced the destruction of 13  Azerbaijani drones, including one Israeli Elbit Hermes 900. Since  July 17, the situation at the front line has relatively stabilized.

Against the background of the escalation of the situation on the  Armenian-Azerbaijani state border, clashes took place in Moscow  between Armenians and Azerbaijanis. Some of them got off with  administrative articles, some were prosecuted for hooliganism and  robbery. A number of participants were detained in a pre-trial  detention centers.