YEREVAN. – Baroness Caroline Cox said by initiating a “black list”, Azerbaijan tries to intimidate and threaten people who intend to go to Nagorno-Karabakh.

“I think this is because Azerbaijan is afraid that people will know the truth,” Baroness Cox told correspondents of Armenian News-NEWS.am, tert.am and haynews.am.

“But second, those of us whose names are on the so-called “black list” treat it like a role of honor. We are proud to be next to other very good names on that list. We also regard it as a big joke,” she said.

Azerbaijani MFA issued the list of those individuals that are declared persona non grata in Azerbaijan for visiting Nagorno-Karabakh “without permission.”

The Azerbaijani “black list” comprises 335 names, including famous Italian singer and actor Al Bano, and world-renowned Spanish operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé.