Baku summoned the US and German Chargé d’Affaires and the French ambassador

According to the report of the international group of Fars news agency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan summoned the US, German and French ambassadors in Baku today (December 7) and claimed that these countries were involved in running an opposition website “Ilham”. Aliyev” have given financial aid.

According to the website of Russia Elium, the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan states: “We informed them that the news website AbzasMedia with the participation of organizations registered in the countries They have carried out illegal financial operations and their embassies have participated in this activity.

While condemning these actions, the Republic of Azerbaijan announced that the United States Agency for International Development, FreedomNow and others The institutions have violated the rules of providing financial assistance and made illegal financial transfers to Azerbaijan and illegally participated in financing the activities of the AbzasMedia website.

In the statement of this ministry, it is emphasized that the Republic of Azerbaijan considers it its right to respond to these activities and that such activities are against the Vienna Convention.

At the same time as the summoning of the American Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev told US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken that Washington’s recent positions on Baku have seriously damaged bilateral relations between the two countries.

According to the report In a phone call with Blinken, the Press Office of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Elham Aliyev, noted that the positions and actions of this country regarding issues related to Baku have greatly damaged the relations between the two sides.

According to the statement of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Aliyev particularly emphasized that Baku rejects the statements of US Deputy Secretary of State James O’Brien at the hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and described it as biased and unrealistic.

Ilham Aliyev also addressed Blinken and said that Baku has given an appropriate response to the American positions regarding the cancellation of high-level bilateral meetings and the fact that the relations between the two sides cannot remain as before.

During the hearing of the Senate, the suspension of Washington’s aid to Baku was raised. O’Brien told the House of Representatives Committee: “Nothing will be normal with the Republic of Azerbaijan after the events of September 19 until we see progress on the path to peace.” that Baku has also canceled the trips of high-ranking American officials.
According to the presidential press service, Blinken asked Aliyev in a phone call to allow O’Brien to visit Azerbaijan in December in order to strengthen relations. Aliyev agreed on the condition that Washington lift the travel ban on high-ranking officials from Baku to the United States, a condition that Blinken accepted. European capitals, especially Germany and France, have aroused; In this regard, the Republic of Azerbaijan decided not to participate in the talks in Grenada, Spain, after not accepting the condition of Turkey’s participation in negotiations with Armenia, the European Union, France and Germany on October 12.

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