Yerevan Hands Notes of Protest to Ambassadors of Countries that Attended the Gathering
The ambassadors of the United States, Russia and France, representing the co-chairing countries of the OSCE Minsk Group, rejected an invitation by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev who organized a junket of foreign diplomats to occupied Shushi over the weekend.
According to Azerbaijani press reports, representatives of 46 countries accredited in Azerbaijan took part in the junket, including the ambassadors of Turkey, Pakistan, Italy, Australia, Sweden, Poland, Israel, Belarus, Ukranie and Greece, as well as representatives of various United Nations-affiliated bodies.
Also on the trip were Azerbaijan’s religious leader Allahshukur Pashazadeh, who along with other religious representatives officiated a service at Shushi Gazanchetsots Cathedral, which was presented to the foreign diplomats as having Russian Orthodox roots.
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