Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has verified the information on the French parliamentarians’ visit to Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesman Elkhan Polukhov said.

"This information was confirmed, and the French Parliament members Arlette Groskost, Pascal Crozon, Richard Mallie, Rine Ruke, Francois Roshbluan, Michel Diefenbaker and Jean-Pierre Delannoy are included in the list of persons whose visit to Azerbaijan is not desirable. These people have been declared personae non-gratae in Azerbaijan," Polukhov said.

Earlier, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry declared five Russian MPs, as well as several representatives from France, Germany, Argentina, Iran and a number of other countries, personae non grata for monitoring the May 23 parliamentary elections.