Baku threatens 'to take relevant measures' against journalists who visited Artsakh
Measures will be taken against participants of the Yerevan-hosted media forum “At the Foot of Mount Ararat” who ‘illegally’ visited Nagorno Karabakh, Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, Hikmet Hajiyev, told APA agency. “The “illegal” visit of the journalists to the occupied territories without the consent of the Azerbaijani state means the violation of the Law “On State border” of Azerbaijan,” Hajiyev said. The international held in Yerevan from March 18 to 23 was dedicated to the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. Citing kavkaz-uzel.ru, APA says within the framework of the Yerevan-hosted international forum about 30 foreign journalists visited Artsakh and met with the country’s leadership. Hikmet Hajiyev said these journalists ‘illegally visited the occupied territories’ and will be included in the so-called “black list” of the Azerbaijani authorities.
