Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s refusal to participate in an informal CIS summit in Moscow, as well as Azeri FM Elmar Mammadyarov’s unwillingness to meet the OSCE MG Co-Chairs in Brussels, is nothing but one more attempt of blackmail on the part of Baku, Stepan Safaryan, Chairman of the Heritage parliamentary faction told NEWS.am.

He stressed that official Baku used to resort to blackmail before, making use of the Armenian-Turkish process. After failing, however, they tried to change its approach. “Alive’s step is an overt move against Russia, and Moscow must draw necessary conclusions – come to realize what kind of country is trying to raise its head and prevent it,” Safaryan said. He pointed out that Azerbaijan’s manner of talking by means of threats and blackmail will backfire on it, and the international community will change its attitude to Baku for the worse.

NEWS.am reminds readers that the Azerbaijani President refused to participate in the informal CIS summit in Mosow, the reasons being RA President Serzh Sargsyan’s participation. “The main reason is that the persons that participated in the occupation in Shushi are the Armenian leaders,” Ali Ahmedov, Vice-Chairman of the Yeni Azerbaijan (New Azerbaijan) party, told the Trend news agency.

As regards AzeriFM Elmar Mammadyarov, he refused to meet the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in Brussels on May 11-12, pleading a heavy schedule.

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