The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan demanded from the Russian ambassador, Mikhail Evdokimov, that those responsible for the death of Azerbaijanis in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg be brought to justice. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, writes UNN.
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It is noted that during a meeting with the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Araz Azimov, the Russian side expressed a protest "regarding unfriendly actions and steps that undermine relations between the two countries."
They also stated that they expect from the Russian side a comprehensive and objective investigation of the violations of law committed by Russian law enforcement agencies, as well as the punishment of those responsible for the incident in Yekaterinburg on June 27.
Russia's explanation of the incident contradicts clear signs of violence on the bodies of the deceased compatriots and the conclusion of experts. It is emphasized that manifestations of ethnic intolerance are observed in the Russian media in connection with the raids, and the use of expressions such as "ethnic criminal group" in relation to Azerbaijanis is unacceptable
The department called unsubstantiated the claims "about Baku's interference in Russia's internal affairs," as well as the remarks of Russian officials regarding the detention of employees of the Russian agency "Sputnik Azerbaijan."
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The Azerbaijani authorities publicly criticized Russia after the raid by Russian security forces in Yekaterinburg.
At that time, Russian security forces detained more than 50 natives of Azerbaijan in connection with an unsolved criminal case.
Azerbaijan noted that during the detention, two of its citizens "were brutally killed," several people "received serious injuries," and nine were arrested.
And on June 30, it became known that the Azerbaijani police conducted searches in the office of the Russian news agency "Sputnik-Azerbaijan" in Baku.
Igor Kartavykh, executive director of the Baku branch of "Sputnik-Azerbaijan," and Yevgeny Belousov, editor-in-chief, were detained.
Also, on June 1, in Voronezh, Russian special forces visited businessman Yusif Khalilov, and in Yekaterinburg, they detained the head of "Azerbaijan-Ural," Shahin Shikhlinsky, who had previously been interrogated after the raid.