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Baku Riled over Ex-Spy’s Trip to Karabakh

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August 27, 2013
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Former Russian spy Anna Chapman, who operated in the US, quickly became a celebrity after she was discovered

MOSCOW (RFE/RL)—Azerbaijan on Tuesday strongly condemned a visit to Nagorno-Karabakh by a group of Russian journalists and public figures, among them the famous former spy Anna Chapman.

The Russian delegation arrived in Stepanakert for meetings and interviews with officials. Chapman joined in her capacity as the host of the “Mysteries of the World” show aired by Russia’s REN-TV, a private broadcaster.

Chapman, 31, was one of 10 Russian intelligence agents who were arrested in the United States and deported in 2010 in exchange for four Russians imprisoned on charges of spying for the West. The spies received a warm welcome in Russia, where ex-KGB officer Vladimir Putin sang patriotic songs with them and then President Dmitry Medvedev bestowed them with state honors.

The Russian visitors met on Monday with Bako Sahakian, the president of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), and Karen Mirzoyan, the foreign minister. A statement by Sahakian’s press office said they discussed Artsakh’s “internal and external policies” and “Russia-Karabakh relations.”

Mirzoyan, for his part, stressed the importance of the Russians’ trip, saying that it will give the Russian public a better idea of “economic and political processes” in Artsakh. He also answered their questions about prospects for the resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict and “relations between the NKR and Russia,” Mirzoyan’s press service said.

Azerbaijan condemned the visit organized by a Russian-Armenian advocacy group as an infringement of its sovereignty over Karabakh. Elman Abdullayev, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman, told the APA news agency that Chapman and the other Russian dignitaries will be declared personae non gratae in Azerbaijan if information about their trip is officially confirmed.

Baku has already blacklisted over 330 persons from 41 nations for visiting Karabakh without its permission. The blacklist includes Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe, members of the U.S. Congress and lawmakers from France and other European states.

“Yerevan takes people to occupied territories of Azerbaijan through such provocations and deceit,” charged Abdullayev. He said the Armenians are thus trying to legitimize their “occupation of Azerbaijani lands.”

The Karabakh Armenian leadership has shrugged off such statements before, saying that they cannot stop a growing influx of tourists and other visitors to Artsakh. According to the authorities in Stepanakert, some 16,000 people from 86 countries excluding Armenia visited Karabakh last year.

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  1. Triesta says:
    10 years ago

    What a stupid and backwards policy by Azeri_baljan. I wonder what kind of cheap political leadership Azerbeijan has.

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  2. GB says:
    10 years ago

    Anna has a sharp Russian vision, and her brain loaded with a powerful memory management program!!

    Reply
  3. Saaten Maagar says:
    10 years ago

    How about blacklisting all those who visit Nakhitchevan by Armenia? What a childish and idiotic idea!

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  4. Sevag says:
    10 years ago

    Put her on the list!

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  5. arziv says:
    10 years ago

    This farce of condemning personalities visiting Artsakh by the Baku govt. borders on a theatrical circus show. What is even more theatrical is the publicity given to Baku, free publicity, to highlight the fictitious stance that Artsakh belongs to Azerbaijan. Any naive and uninformed person reading the lines of condemnation can not form any other opinion but that Azerbaijan owns the territory of artsakh. We must not grant Baku free media favors, publicity or exposure of their sham grievances. Ignore them and ignore their platitudinal flim flams and media showmanship. The question is to be asked what is Baku going to do with the list of names ?. Political stuntsmanship. All what we hear and read is nothing but threats of annhilating the Armenian nation state and her peoples by the combined two turkish states/nations, Turkey-azeri.

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  6. Satenik says:
    10 years ago

    Is there anything that this stupid and corrupt regime of Aliyev won’t condemn as far as the Armenians are concerned? The more people he blacklists the better! Any axe murdering thug is exempt from any condemnation of course , more so if his victim was an innocent Armenian man. Shame on this tall clown!

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