Russian Embassy: Baku has not responded to the notes demanding access to the arrested

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry did not respond to the notes demanding consular access to the arrested Russians. This was announced on July 2 by the press service of the Russian Embassy in Baku.

"We inform you that the embassy promptly sent notes to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry demanding consular access to the arrested Russian citizens. There was no response from the Azerbaijani side," the Telegram channel said.

It is specified that this situation is under constant control of the diplomatic mission.

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On June 30, Azerbaijani security forces conducted an operation in the office of Sputnik Azerbaijan. Later, it was reported about the detention of two Russian journalists — Igor Kartavykh, the head of the agency's editorial office, and Evgeny Belousov, the editor-in-chief. On July 2, the Russian Embassy in Baku reported complaints from Russians in Azerbaijan about the use of physical violence, document checks and visits by unknown persons.