The Azerbaijani embassy in Moscow has sent a note of protest to the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with State Duma MP Vitaly Milonov’s visit to Nagorno Karabakh [(Artsakh)], RIA Novosti was told by the aforesaid Azerbaijani diplomatic mission.

Earlier, Azerbaijan had put Milonov on its "blacklist" due to his visit to Karabakh without the respective authorization by Baku.

The Russian lawmaker told RIA Novosti that he had visited Karabakh for humanitarian purposes.

In 2013, Baku published a "blacklist" of foreigners who had visited Nagorno-Karabakh without the consent of the Azerbaijani authorities; these persons are no longer allowed to enter Azerbaijan. This “blacklist” is "updated" on a regular basis.